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Ambodisakoana

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Boriziny

Elevation
  
38 m

Population
  
13,000 (2001)

Region
  
Sofia

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:14 AM

Ambodisakoana

Ambodisakoana is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Boriziny, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census.

Ambodisakoana has a riverine harbour. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 4.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is tobacco, while other important products are cotton, cassava and rice. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population.

References

Ambodisakoana Wikipedia