Tankafatra

Place in Analamanga, Madagascar
19°29′S 47°26′E / 19.483°S 47.433°E / -19.483; 47.433Country MadagascarRegionAnalamangaDistrictAndramasinaElevation
1,519 m (4,984 ft)Population
 (2019)census
 • Total6,867Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)Postal code
106

Tankafatra is a rural municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andramasina and its populations numbers to 6,867 in 2019.

This municipality was established only in 2015 and covers the villages of Tankafatra centre, Andranofankatia, Tankafatra sud, Tankafatra nord, Analandambo, Ampangabe I, Ankazotelo and Ampangabe II.[1] It is situated at 50 km in the south of the capital Antananarivo.

Economy

The economy is based on substantial agriculture. It is one of the main suppliers of foie gras in Madagascar.[2]

References

  1. ^ Decret communes
  2. ^ Caractérisation des virus de la maladie de Newcastle (APMV-1), circulant sur les hautes terres de 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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