Antsiafabositra
Sign in to saveAntsiafabositra is a town and commune () in central Madagascar approximately 170 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 3 mapped points.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Betsiboka.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Maevatanana
- Elevation
- 388
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Antsiafabositra is a town and commune () in central Madagascar approximately 170 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo. It belongs to the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 15% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas, cassava and raffia palm. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 10% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Antsiafabositra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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