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Manakambahiny Ouest

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Ambatondrazaka

Elevation
  
791 m

Region
  
Alaotra-Mangoro

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Population
  
22,000 (2001)

Manakambahiny Ouest

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 93% Humidity

Manakambahiny Ouest or Manakambahiny Andrefana is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatondrazaka, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 22,000 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 7% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans and cassava. Industry and services provide both employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.

References

Manakambahiny Ouest Wikipedia