Country Madagascar District Sambava Climate Af Local time Saturday 6:25 AM | Region Sava Time zone EAT (UTC3) Population 40,000 (2001) Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 24°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity | ||
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Sambava [samˈbav] is a city and commune (commune urbaine; Malagasy: kaominina) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 40,000 in 2001 commune census.
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- I love my little town country side of madagascar sambava ambohimitsinjo
- Map of Sambava Madagascar
- Infrastructure
- Economy
- References
Map of Sambava, Madagascar
Infrastructure
Sambava is located on Route Nationale 5a Ambilobe - Antalaha. It has a local airport, regional airport. In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens.
Economy
Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 45% and 0.5% of the working population. The most important crop is vanilla, while other important products are coconut and rice. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 53.5% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population.
Sambava disposes of white, sandy beaches with several hotels. The Marojejy National Park is close to Sambava on the road to Andapa.