Antambohobe

Antambohobe
Antambohobe Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 22°18′S 46°46′E / 22.300°S 46.767°E / -22.300; 46.767
Country	Madagascar
Region	Ihorombe
District	Ivohibe
Elevation [1]	755 m (2,475 ft)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	9,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Antambohobe is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ivohibe, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in the 2001 commune census.^[2]

Only primary schooling is available. Most of the inhabitants (75%) receive their support from agriculture; 24.4% of the inhabitants receive their support from raising livestock. Fishing supports 0.4% of the population; services provide employment for the remainder (0.2%). The most important crop is rice; other significant products are sugarcane, beans, maize and cassava.^[2]

It is connected with Ihosy in the west, and Farafangana in the east by the largely unpaved Route nationale 27.

See also[]

Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve and the Andringitra National Park that are nearby

References and notes[]

Coordinates: 22°18′S 46°46′E / 22.300°S 46.767°E / -22.300; 46.767

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