Ankiabe Salohy

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Ankiabe Salohy
Ankiabe Salohy (Madagascar)
Ankiabe Salohy
Ankiabe Salohy
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 15°36′S 48°43′E / -15.6, 48.717
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Mahajanga
Region Sofia
District Mandritsara
Elevation [1] 320 m (1,050 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 22,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Ankiabe Salohy is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mandritsara, which is a part of Sofia Region in Mahajanga Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 22,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 87% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee, sugarcane, cloves and vanilla. Services provide employment for 6% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 7% of the population.[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 2008-02-28.

Coordinates: 15°36′S 48°43′E / -15.6, 48.717