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Place in Boeny, Madagascar
Mahajamba Usine
Mahajamba Usine is located in MadagascarMahajamba UsineMahajamba UsineLocation in Madagascar
Coordinates: 15°42′S 47°6′E / 15.700°S 47.100°E / -15.700; 47.100
Country Madagascar
RegionBoeny
DistrictMahajanga II
Government
 • MayorHenri Randrianandrasana
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 • Total14,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code402

Mahajamba Usine is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mahajanga II, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001.

Mahajamba Usine is served by a local airport in Fenoarivo Besakoa.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and peanuts, while other important agricultural products are bananas and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 7% and 2% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 11% of the population.


Geography

This municipality is located on the coastline of Boeny and almost half its surface are made up by mangroves and bodies of water, including the Mahajamba river. In 1993 also the first prawn farm of Madagascar settled here, Aqualma (Aquaculture de la Mahajamba). It comes up for almost the entire budget of the municipality.

References

  1. AMENAGEMENT DU VILLAGE DE MAHAJAMBA USINE
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  4. Crash d'un avion de la Aqualma
Madagascar Communes in the Boeny Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Mahajanga
Ambato-Boeni (11) (403)
Mahajanga (1)
Mahajanga II (9) (402)
Marovoay (12) (416)
Mitsinjo (7) (417)
Soalala (3) (420)
6 districts; 43 communes

15°42′S 47°6′E / 15.700°S 47.100°E / -15.700; 47.100


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