Imerintsiatosika

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.^[3] The population of the commune was found to be 69,953 in the 2018 census.

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Imerintsiatosika
Imerintsiatosika Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°59′S 47°19′E / 18.983°S 47.317°E / -18.983; 47.317
Country	Madagascar
Region	Itasy
District	Arivonimamo
Government [1]
• Mayor	Parisoa Andriambolanarivo
Area
• Total	173 km2 (67 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	1,301 m (4,268 ft)
Population  (2018)Census
• Total	69,953
• Ethnicities	Merina
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code	112
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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.^[4]

There is a 240-metre-high (790 ft) radio station near Imeritsitosika. It belonged formerly to the NASA.^[5]

In 2021 a prison of high security was inaugurated in Imeritsitosika.^[6]

The Rova Antongona and royal tomb, 6 km north of Imerintsiatosika.

1. ^ La Vérité
2. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
3. ^ RAVELONJANAHARY Maminirina Tahirisoa. APPROVISIONNEMENT EN EAU, L’OR BLEU, RESSOURCE STRATÉGIQUE: CAS DE LA COMMUNE D’IMERINTSIATOSIKA
4. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
5. ^ « E-talk » : L’histoire de la NASA à Madagascar avec Norbert Jaonarison
6. ^ Madagascar Tribune
7. ^ "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.
8. ^ Grenade FC Imerintsiatosika

18°59′S 47°19′E / 18.983°S 47.317°E / -18.983; 47.317

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