Ankarana Miraihina

Ankarana Miraihina
Ankarana Miraihina Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°5′S 47°38′E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Atsimo-Atsinanana
District	Farafangana
Elevation [1]	66 m (217 ft)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	9,000
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)

Ankarana Miraihina is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.^[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 7.9% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee, cassava and pepper. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 0.1% of the population.^[2]

References and notes

1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
2. "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

23°5′S 47°38′E