Andapa is a town and commune in northern Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

. It belongs to the district

Districts of Madagascar

Districts are second-level administrative divisions of Madagascar below the regions. Districts are in their turn divided into communes; while some of the districts on urban areas such as the district of Toliara consists of only one commune, most of the districts are divided typically into...

 of Andapa

Andapa District

Andapa is a district in northern Madagascar. It's a part of Sava Region and borders the districts of Ambilobe and Sambava in north, Antalaha in east, Maroantsetra in south and Befandriana Nord and Bealanana in west. The area is and the population was estimated to be 147,772 in 2001.The district is...

, which is a part of Sava Region

Sava Region

Sava is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Sambava. Until 2009 Sava belonged to Antsiranana Province. The region is situated at the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Diana to the north, Sofia to the west, and Analanjirofo to the south. The population was estimated...

. According to 2001 commune census

Census

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 the population of Andapa was 27,618.

In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 88% of the population are farmers, while an additional 0.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice

Rice

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, while other important products are bean

Bean

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s, tomato

Tomato

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es and vanilla

Vanilla

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. Industry and services provide employment for 1.5% and 10% of the population, respectively.