Moramanga

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Moramanga
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Moramanga market
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Moramanga
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°56′49″S48°13′49″E / 18.94694°S 48.23028°E / -18.94694; 48.23028
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Alaotra-Mangoro
District Moramanga
Government
 • MayorEzechiel Rasolofonjatovo
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total57 084
Postal code
514
Climate Cwa

Moramanga is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar. It is located in the region Alaotra-Mangoro and the Moramanga District. It has a population of 57084 inhabitants (2018).

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Moramanga

It is situated between the capital Antananarivo and the east coast on the crossroad of RN 2 and RN 44. The name of Moranmanga originates from the slave trade. To differ them from other social classes, they were dressed in blue or manga. As they were among the cheapest (mora) in Africa, it became Moramanga. [1]

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Memorial of Malagasy Uprising (1947)
Grave of victims of Malagasy Uprising MoramangaGrabGemalde2.jpg
Grave of victims of Malagasy Uprising
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Grave of victims of Malagasy Uprising

People

Moramanga is also the capital city of the Bezanozano people (one of the eighteen Ethnic groups of Madagascar).

Geography

Moramanga is situated on a plateau between the central highlands and the east coast.

Transports

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Musée de la Gendarmerie
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Main Street, Route nationale 2

The national road RN 2 connects the city with Antananarivo (115 km) and Toamasina (254 km), the Route nationale 44 to Ambatondrazaka (157 km), Imerimandroso and Amboavory.

The city is at the TCE (Tananarive-Côte Est) and the south end of the MLA (Moramanga-Lac Alaotra) railways, so it's the only railway junction in Madagascar (except for the capital).

Economy

History

The city of Moramanga has an important place in the history of Madagascar. It was in Moramanga, on the night of the 29th of March 1947 that the Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule started.

Sights

The Memorial dedicated to the victims of the Malagasy Uprising with many graves and wall paintings is worth a visit. The Musée de la Gendarmerie is in the city centre.

Religion

Education

Moramanga disposes of 167 primary schools, 17 secondary schools and 1 Lycée. [3]

Furthermore the superior school of the Gendarmerie (Ecole Supérieure de la Gendarmerie) is also situated at Moramanga.

Health

20 dispensaries and 1 hospital is found in the city. Furthermore 2 dentists.

Sports

Wildlife

Protected areas near Moramanga are:

The Peyrieras Reptile Reserve (a butterfly farm and reptile center) is at Marozevo, 40 km (25 mi) west of Moramanga on National Route NR2.

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