Ambalapaiso II

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Ambalapaiso II
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Atsinanana
District Marolambo District
Area
[1]
  Total277 km2 (107 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)census
  Total2,861
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
513

Ambalapaiso II is a rural municipality located in the Atsinanana region of eastern Madagascar. It belongs to the Marolambo District.

The majority of its inhabitants are Betsimisaraka.

4 Fokontany (villages) belong to this municipality: Ambalapaiso II, Ambatomitsangana, Ambohimalaza and Ambatomasina.

The municipality was created by splitting the former commune into two after the last communal elections: Ambodivoahangy and Ambalapaiso II. The surface of these municipalities had not yet been determined.

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