Antsaravibe

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Antsaravibe
Antsaravibe (Madagascar)
Antsaravibe
Antsaravibe
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 13°3′S 49°1′E / -13.05, 49.017
Country Madagascar
Province Antsiranana
Region Diana
District Ambilobe
Elevation [1] 18 m (59 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 10,648
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Antsaravibe is a municipality (French: commune, Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region in Antsiranana Province. According to 2001 census the population of Antsaravibe was 10648.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority of the population (50 %) works in fishing, while 49 % are farmers. The most important crops are sugarcane and cotton; also tobacco is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 1 % 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 2008-02-13.
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 Communes in Diana Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Ambanja
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Ambilobe
Antsiranana I
Antsiranana II
Nosy Be

Coordinates: 13°3′S 49°1′E / -13.05, 49.017

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