Ambalavao is a suburb and a rural municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antananarivo-Atsimondrano and its populations numbers to 10,157 in 2019.RECENSEMENT GÉNÉRAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION DE 2019 DE MADAGASCAR It is situated at 30 km south of the capital Antananarivo on the National road 7. In the North it is limited by the river Sisaony.RAHARITIANA Viviane Charlotte, 2008. ETUDE DES INTERRELATIONS ENTRE CLIMAT ET ACTIVITES PAYSANNES : Cas de la commune Rurale d’Ambalavao Atsimondrano, Région Analamanga
Rivers The Sisaony and Andromba River cross the municipality.
Agriculture Rice, beans, tomatoes and potatoes are the most grown agricultural products. Also horticulture (gladiolus, roses) and fruit harvesting (ananas, strawberries) are important factors of the local agriculture.
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