It belongs to the district of Manjakandriana, which is a part of Analamanga Region.
The population of this municipality was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.
[2] Nandihizana (or Carion) is a famous train station of the line TCE (Tananarive Côte Est).
The city became famous with its train station in the seventies due to the trees and wood business organised by Farariana natives businessmen.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town.