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Ankaramy Be

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Analalava

Elevation
  
302 m

Region
  
Sofia

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Population
  
23,000 (2001)

Ankaramy Be

Weather
  
23°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 92% Humidity

Ankaramy Be (also Ankaramy or Ankaramibe) is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Analalava, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 23,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 9% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee and pepper. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.

Ankaramy Be is the type locality of a type of volcanic rock called ankaramite.

References

Ankaramy Be Wikipedia