Country Madagascar District Ambatondrazaka Elevation 939 m Population 20,000 (2001) | Region Alaotra-Mangoro Time zone EAT (UTC3) Local time Tuesday 7:32 AM | |
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Weather 21°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Ambatondrazaka Suburbaine is a town and rural commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It located close to the town Ambatondrazaka and belongs to the district of Ambatondrazaka, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 82% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 6% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans, maize and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 3% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 8.5% of the population.