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'''Ambositra, meaning “where there are many cattle”, is a [[Betsileo]] town in Madagascar with around 30,000 inhabitants (, many whom are students). The town is renowned for woodcarving and there are countless stores selling souvenirs and other wood products, especially around the 1½km central ring road.'''
Tourists usually come here shopping for handicrafts and visit the French colonial Benedictine monastery where the resident nuns make cheese. Various excursions to nearby [[Betsileo ]] villages can also be arranged from town via local by guides and tour guidesservices. The Apart from woodcrafts, the Ambositra area is largely dependend dependent on rice farming and fruit crops.
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Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region and the Ambositra district. The town is located along the RN7 (route national), about 250km south of [[Antananarivo]].
== Hotels in Ambositra Accommodation ==
'''Angelina Tsaralaza''' (8 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)47 71192 or +261 (0)32 0786881<br>
Email: [mailto:angelinaN/A <!--hotel@wanadoo.mg Email to angelina-hotel@wanadoo.mg]<br>Website: [http://www.bounce and URL angelina-hotel.com www.angelinabelongs to a hotel in France by the same name --hotel.com]>
'''Hôtel Violette''' (6 bungalows and 6 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)47 71084<br>
Email: N/A<br>
'''L'Artisan Hotel'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)32 5199609
'''Residence Mahatsinjo'''<br>
Tel: +261 (0)47 71036<br>
Email: [mailto:jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr jeannoeltours@yahoo.fr]<br>
'''Le Relais des des Tropiques''' (12 rooms)<br>
Tel: +261 (0)47 71126<br>
'''Hôtel Mania''' (11 rooms)<br>
Email: [mailto:toursmania@wanadoo.mg toursmania@wanadoo.mg]
'''Hôtel Restaurant Jonathan'''<br>Tel: N/A<br>Email: N/A
'''Grand Hotel'''<br>Tel: N/A<br>Email: N/A<br>
== Further Additional information links ==
* [http://photos.wildmadagascar.org/results/Ambositra.html Photos of Ambositra on wildmadagascar.org]
* [http://www.madagascar-library.com/r/707.html City map from madagascar-library.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGESXsy-wRQ Video impressions of Ambositra]
