Ankarana Miraihina

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Ankarana Miraihina
Ankarana Miraihina
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°5′S 47°38′E / 23.083°S 47.633°E / -23.083; 47.633
Country  Madagascar
Region Atsimo-Atsinanana
District Farafangana
Elevation[1] 66 m (217 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
  Total 9,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Ankarana Miraihina is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 7.9% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee, cassava and pepper. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 0.1% of the population.[2]

References and notes

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-05. 

Coordinates: 23°5′S 47°38′E / 23.083°S 47.633°E / -23.083; 47.633


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