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'''Brickaville, officially named Ampasimanolotra, although everyone refers to its old name of Brickavilla, is located on the RN2 route between [[Antananarivo]] (225km from) and [[Toamasina|Tamatave]] (134km). The town name originates from Mr Charles Bricka, the once Director of Public Works Department during the French colonial period.'''
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'''Brickaville, officially named Ampasimanolotra, although mostly referred to by its old name, Brickaville, is located along the RN2 route between [[Antananarivo]] (225km) and [[Toamasina|Tamatave]] (134km). The town name originates from Mr Charles Bricka, the once Director of Public Works Department during the French colonial period.'''
  
 
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Brickaville is an agricultural centre with plenty of fruit and vegetables. The unusual and exotic mangosteen fruit is available here. The area near Brickaville once included cacao plantations and [[Chocolaterie Robert]], the first chocolate factory in Madagascar, was originally located in this town. As the cocoa farmers moved to the [[Ambanja]] region in the northwest of the country, the cocoa plantations were converted into sugar cane fields. A train track between Antananarivo and Tamatave runs through Brickaville.
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Brickaville is an agricultural centre with plenty of fruit and vegetables on offer. The unusual and exotic '''mangosteen''' fruit is available here. An area close to Brickaville once included cacao plantations, which was when [[Chocolaterie Robert]], the first chocolate factory in Madagascar, was located in the town. As the cacao farmers eventually moved to the [[Ambanja]] region in the northwest of the country, the cocoa plantations were converted into sugar cane fields. A train track between Antananarivo and Tamatave runs through Brickaville.

Revision as of 08:55, 3 October 2011

Brickaville, officially named Ampasimanolotra, although mostly referred to by its old name, Brickaville, is located along the RN2 route between Antananarivo (225km) and Tamatave (134km). The town name originates from Mr Charles Bricka, the once Director of Public Works Department during the French colonial period.

Brickaville is an agricultural centre with plenty of fruit and vegetables on offer. The unusual and exotic mangosteen fruit is available here. An area close to Brickaville once included cacao plantations, which was when Chocolaterie Robert, the first chocolate factory in Madagascar, was located in the town. As the cacao farmers eventually moved to the Ambanja region in the northwest of the country, the cocoa plantations were converted into sugar cane fields. A train track between Antananarivo and Tamatave runs through Brickaville.