Mangaoka

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Mangaoka
Mangaoka (Madagascar)
Mangaoka
Mangaoka
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 12°18′S 49°7′E / -12.3, 49.117
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Antsiranana
Region Diana
District Antsiranana II
Elevation [1] 34 m (112 ft)
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Mangaoka is a municipality (French: commune, Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region in Antsiranana Province.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95 % of the population are farmers. The most important crops are rice and maize, while other important agricultural products are banana and cassava. Services provide employment for 0.5 % of the population, while fishing employs 4.5 % of the population.[2]

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ ILO census data. Cornell University (2002). Retrieved on 2008-02-13.

Coordinates: 12°18′S 49°7′E / -12.3, 49.117