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Anorotsangana is a municipality (French: commune, Malagasy: kaominina) in north-western Madagascar over the Mozambique Channel. It is some 250 kilometres south of Antsiranana. It belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region in Antsiranana Province. According to 2001 census the population of Anorotsangana was 5,250.[2]
Only primary schooling is available in town. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40 % and 21.3 % of the working population. The most important crops are coffee and coconut, while other important agricultural products are pepper and rice. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5 % and 0.2 % of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 38 % of the population.[2]
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Coordinates: 13°55′S 47°55′E / -13.917, 47.917
Madagascar
