Ankazobe

Place in Analamanga, Madagascar
18°31′S 47°11′E / 18.517°S 47.183°E / -18.517; 47.183Country MadagascarRegionAnalamangaDistrictAnkazobeTime zoneUTC3 (EAT)Postal code
107

Ankazobe is a municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It is the administrative capital of Ankazobe District and is situated at 75 km north of the capital Antananarivo (94 km by RN 4).

Infrastructure

RN 4 near Ankazobe
  • Route Nationale 4 from Antananarivo to Mahajanga.
  • Route d'Interet Provinciale 40T (RIP 40T) from the RN 4/Ankazobe to Talata-Angavo

Epidemics

In November 2022 the pest had been reported from this municipality.[2]

Killing of Ankazobe

Only few months earlier in August 2022 the killing of Ankazobe took place. 35 people of this village were locked up in a cabin that was set on fire by some dahalo (bandits).[3][4]

Nature reserves

The Ambohitantely Special Reserve is situated at 30 km in the North-East of the town.[5]

The region of Ankazobe is also home of the critically endangered tree Schizolaena tampoketsana and the frog Anilany helenae.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ankazobe.
  1. ^ Ankazobe
  2. ^ L'Express de Madagascar: Epidemie de la Peste
  3. ^ Linfo.Re Tuerie à Ankazobe
  4. ^ L'Express de Madagascar: Tuerie à Ankazobe
  5. ^ Lemurs of Madagascar
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Madagascar Communes in the Analamanga Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Antananarivo
Ambohidratrimo (24) - 105
Andramasina (14) - 106Anjozorobe (18) - 107Ankazobe (15) - 108Antananarivo-Atsimondrano (26) - 102Antananarivo-Avaradrano (16) - 103Antananarivo-Renivohitra (1) - 101Manjakandriana (23) - 116
8 districts; 137 communes


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