'''Ambatondrazaka is a small, delightful town situated over several hills at the southern end of [[Lac Alaotra]] in Madagascar. The town is surrounded by large rice fields and the region is commonly known as the rice granary of Madagascar. Due to lack of water the most southern part of lake Lake Alaotra is overgrown and cannot be seen from the city anymore. In 2004 the town's population was estimated at 75,675. The town has several churches, a stadium, an old train station and a market offering fresh products from the region. '''
By car Ambatondrazaka can be reached from Tana via The town was founded by Randriambololona and her three children: Raseheno, Ramiangaly and Razak who settled here in the RN2 direction [[Moramanga]] late eighteenth century. From a historical and from there via RN44 directly to linguistic point of view, Ambatondrazaka. To Ambatondrazaka it takes about 6 hours by [[taxi-brousse]] originates from Antananarivo two words: "Vato", which means stone in Malagasy, and about 4 hours from Moramanga"Razak". A railroad once connected After Razak won the city with war against the capital but is no longer Vazimba he celebrated the victory and held a stone in usethe air. This stone was the origin of the town's name: "under Razak's stone". <!-- airport code WAM -->
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The Ambatondrazaka is the capital of the Alaotra Mangoro region. In 2004 the town 's population was founded by Randriambololona and her three children: Rasehenoestimated at 75, Ramiangaly 675. By car Ambatondrazaka can be reached from [[Antananarivo]] via the RN2 direction [[Moramanga]] and Razak who settled here in the late eighteenth centuryfrom there via RN44 directly to Ambatondrazaka. From a historical and linguistic point of view, To Ambatondrazaka originates it takes about 6 hours by [[taxi-brousse]] from two words: "Vato", which means stone in Malagasy, Antananarivo and "Razak"about 4 hours from Moramanga. After Razak won A railroad once connected the war against city with the Vazimba he celebrated the victory and held a stone capital but is no longer in the air. This stone was the origin of the town's name: "under Razak's stone"use.<!-- airport code WAM -->
'''Hotels in Ambatondrazaka'''
'''Excursions around Ambatondrazaka'''
* Trip around the lake passing small villages and rice fields (approximately 1 day by car).
* Visit to [[Bandro Park ]] near [[Andreba ]] (about 45 minutes by taxi-brousse) and pirogue ride on the lake.
* Chrome mines 80km west from Ambatondrazaka.
* Agricultural institute "Station Agricole CALA" located about 18km north on a peninsula.
* Trip around the lake passing small villages and rice fields (approximately 1 day by car).
* Trekking in the rainforest of Didy, about 60km from Ambatondrazaka.
* [[Zahamena National Park]], north-east of the town of Ambatondrazaka (half day by car).
* Starting point for the Smuggler's Path from Lake Alaotra to the east coast.
