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Place in Amoron'i Mania, Madagascar
Amborompotsy
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Amborompotsy is located in MadagascarAmborompotsyAmborompotsyLocation in Madagascar
Coordinates: 20°36′S 46°15′E / 20.600°S 46.250°E / -20.600; 46.250
Country Madagascar
RegionAmoron'i Mania
DistrictAmbatofinandrahana
Elevation1,080 m (3,540 ft)
Population
 • Total10,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
ClimateCwa

Amborompotsy is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatofinandrahana, which is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 35% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and beans, while other important agricultural products are maize and cassava. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.

References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
Madagascar Communes in the Amoron'i Mania Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Ambositra
Ambatofinandrahana (9) - 304
Ambositra (21) - 306
Fandriana (13) - 308
Manandriana (10) - 323
4 districts; 53 communes

20°36′S 46°15′E / 20.600°S 46.250°E / -20.600; 46.250


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