Official Name: | Andranombory |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Anosy |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Taolanaro |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 5000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -25.1167°N 77°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 22 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 614 |
Andranombory or Andranobory is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Taolanaro, which is a part of Anosy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 10% of the working population. The most important crops are maize and tobacco, while other important agricultural products are cassava and sweet potatoes. Industry and services provide both employment for 6% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 38% of the population.[2]
In the Andrahomana Cave were found fossils of giant lemur Hadropithecus stenognathus, pygmy hippo Hippopotamus lemerlei and the giant land tortoise Aldabrachelys grandidieri.