Andapa
{{distinguish|text=Andapa District, the Malagasy district named after the town}}
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Andapa is a town and commune ({{langx|mg|firaisana}}) in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andapa, which is a part of Sava Region. According to 2018 commune census the population of Andapa was 34,616.{{Cite web |title=Madagascar: Regions, Cities & Urban Communes - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/madagascar/cities/?cityid=37030 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}
Andapa is served by a local airport. 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, while other important products are beans, tomatoes and vanilla. Industry and services provide employment for 1.5% and 10% of the population, respectively.{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilo.cornell.edu/ilo/data.html
| title=ILO census data
| publisher=Cornell University
| year=2002
| access-date= 2008-02-15
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Geography
The capital of the Sava Region, Sambava is at a distance of 108 km.[http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=5 (Madagascar Parks - section: itenery] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612163637/http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-protegee_en.php?Ap=5 |date=June 12, 2012 }}
It is situated at the Lokoho River.
Nature
- Marojejy National Park
- The administration office of the Anjanaharibe-Sud Reserve is situated in Andapa. The reserve is at 25 km from this town.
References
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External links
- [http://andapa.marojejy.com Informations about Andapa]
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