Ankadinondry Sakay

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Ankadinondry Sakay
Ankadinondry Sakay (Madagascar)
Ankadinondry Sakay
Ankadinondry Sakay
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°58′S 46°27′E / -18.967, 46.45
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Antananarivo
Region Bongolava
District Tsiroanomandidy
Elevation [1] 922 m (3,025 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 32,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Ankadinondry Sakay is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Tsiroanomandidy, which is a part of Bongolava Region in Antananarivo Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 32,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 14.5% of the population, respectively.[2]

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c ILO census data. Cornell University (2002). Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

Coordinates: 18°58′S 46°27′E / -18.967, 46.45