Imerintsiatosika is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region. It is localized at 30 km west from the capital of Antananarivo on the National Road No.1.[2] The population of the commune was estimated to be 69,953 in a 2019.
Imerintsiatosika | |
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  Imerintsiatosika Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 18°59′S 47°19′E / 18.983°S 47.317°E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Itasy |
| District | Arivonimamo |
| Area | |
• Total | 173 km2 (67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,301 m (4,268 ft) |
| Population (2019)Census | |
• Total | 69,953 |
| • Ethnicities | Merina |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| Postal code | 112 |
36 fokontany (villages) belong to this municipality.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are vegetables, cassava and potatoes. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.[3]
There is a 240-metre-high (790 ft) radio station near Imeritsitosika. It belonged formerly to the NASA.[4]
In 2021 a prison of high security was inaugurated in Imeritsitosika.[5]
Rivers
editThe only river of the municipality is the Katsaoka that traverses it over a length of 12 km.[6]
Sports
edit- Grenade FC Imerintsiatosika (football)[7]
Archeological sites
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The Rova Antongona and royal tomb, 6 km north of Imerintsiatosika.
References
edit- ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- ^ RAVELONJANAHARY Maminirina Tahirisoa. APPROVISIONNEMENT EN EAU, L’OR BLEU, RESSOURCE STRATÉGIQUE: CAS DE LA COMMUNE D’IMERINTSIATOSIKA
- ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ « E-talk » : L’histoire de la NASA à Madagascar avec Norbert Jaonarison
- ^ Madagascar Tribune
- ^ "ETUDE HYDROGEOLOGIQUE PAR APPROCHE MULTIDISCIPLINAIRE DU BASSIN VERSANT D'IMERINTSIATOSIKA, REGION ITASY, MADAGASCAR" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ Grenade FC Imerintsiatosika
18°59′S 47°19′E / 18.983°S 47.317°E
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