Coordinates: 16°26′S 47°9′E / 16.433°S 47.150°E / -16.433; 47.150

Ambondromamy

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Ambondromamy
Bridge of the Kamoro river
Bridge of the Kamoro river
Ambondromamy is located in Madagascar
Ambondromamy
Ambondromamy
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°26′S 47°9′E / 16.433°S 47.150°E / -16.433; 47.150
Country Madagascar
RegionBoeny
DistrictAmbato-Boeni
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total8,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
403

Ambondromamy is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is peanuts, while other important products are maize and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 5% of the population.[2]

Geography

Ambondromamy is situated at the intersection of the Route nationale 6 (to Diego Suarez - 706 km) and RN 4 (Mahajanga - Antananarivo (450km)).

Fossils

Some species of dinausaurs and fossils of a kind of praehistoric crocodile (Razanandrongobe sakalavae) were discovered in Ambondromamy and Ambondromahabo, a village that belongs to this municipality.


References

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-02.

16°26′S 47°9′E / 16.433°S 47.150°E / -16.433; 47.150