Antanimenabaka

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Antanimenabaka
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Antanimenabaka
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°56′S48°29′E / 16.933°S 48.483°E / -16.933; 48.483
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Alaotra-Mangoro
District Andilamena
Elevation
[1]
921 m (3,022 ft)
Population
 (2001) [2]
  Total
15,000
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)

Antanimenabaka is a town and commune (Malagasy : kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andilamena, which is a part of the Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in the 2001 commune census. [2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority of the commune’s population, 75%, are farmers, with another 20% earning their livelihood through livestock raising. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans, maize and cassava. Services employ 5% of the population. [2]

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References and notes

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-06.

16°56′S48°29′E / 16.933°S 48.483°E / -16.933; 48.483