It belongs to the district of Mananjary, which is a part of the region of Vatovavy.

The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 32,000 in 2001 commune census.

[3] It is the endpoint of the Route nationale 24 from Mananjary that is situated at 61km.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town.

The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers.