Antsahabe
Encyclopedia
Antsahabe is a town and commune in Madagascar
. It belongs to the district
of Antsohihy, which is a part of Sofia Region
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune census
.
Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 20% of the working population. The most important crop is rice
, while another important product is raffia palm
. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 38% of the population.
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 Antsohihy, which is a part of Sofia Region
Sofia Region
Sofia is a region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River.* Capital: Antsohihy* Area: 50 800 km²Districts:*Mandritsara District*Befandriana-Nord District*Bealanana District*Antsohihy District*Analalava District...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
.
Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 20% of the working population. The most important crop is rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...
, while another important product is raffia palm
Raffia palm
The Raffia palms are a genus of twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, especially Madagascar, with one species also occurring in Central and South America. They grow up to 16 m tall and are remarkable for their compound pinnate leaves, the longest in the plant kingdom;...
. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 38% of the population.