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Fokotapia Destination Guide

Touring Fokotapia in Madagascar

Fokotapia in the region of Madagascar (general) is a city located in Madagascar - some 26 mi or ( 42 km ) South-West of Antananarivo , the country's capital city .

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Time in Fokotapia is now 06:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Indian/Antananarivo " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Toamasina, Vatolaivy, Morafeno, Manja, and Mahajanga. Being here already, consider visiting Toamasina . Check out our recommendations for Fokotapia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Arivonimamo

Arivonimamo is a city (commune urbaine) in Itasy Region, Madagascar. Arivonimamo is connected by the national road RN 1 to Antananarivo (east) and Tsiroanomandidy (west). The Antananarivo international airport was there until replaced by Ivato in 1967.

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Located at -19.02 47.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Cities in Madagascar, Populated places in Itasy

Amboanana

Amboanana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 26,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 99% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and potatoes. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.

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Located at -19.15 47.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Populated places in Itasy

Morafeno, Arivonimamo

Morafeno is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 96% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 2% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are cassava and potatoes.

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Located at -19.08 47.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Populated places in Itasy

Arivonimamo II

Arivonimamo II is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99.5% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and tomato, while other important agricultural products are cucumber, cassava and potatoes.

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Located at -18.97 47.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in Itasy

Vatolaivy

Vatolaivy is a small village in Arivonimamo, west of Antananarivo, Madagascar. There are catholic and Protestant churches, a primary school, shops, a market place, an hostel and restaurant, a sport area. Around this little village there are plots of the natural forest of typical endemic species Uapaca bojeri, commonly known as "tapia forest". These plots of forests are now under transferred management to local communities. This process called GELOSE is set to help for their conservation.

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Located at -18.97 47.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in Antananarivo Province