Manakambahiny Ouest

Manakambahiny Ouest
Manakambahiny Ouest Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 17°48′S 48°20′E / 17.800°S 48.333°E / -17.800; 48.333
Country	Madagascar
Region	Alaotra-Mangoro
District	Ambatondrazaka
Elevation [1]	791 m (2,595 ft)
Population  (2001)[2]
• Total	22,000
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)

Manakambahiny Ouest or Manakambahiny Andrefana is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatondrazaka, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 22,000 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% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans and cassava. Industry and services provide both employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.^[2] Manakambahiny Andrefana is a railway station on the Moramanga - Alaotra Lake line.

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Coordinates: 17°48′S 48°20′E / 17.800°S 48.333°E / -17.800; 48.333

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