Ankazomborona is a rural municipality in

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. It belongs to the

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Marovoay Marovoay () is an urban municipality in north-western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Marovoay, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 65,000 in 2001 commune census. Marovoay h ...

, which is a part of

Boeny Region Boeny is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region to the northeast, Betsiboka to the south and Melaky to the southwest. The capital of the region is Mahajanga, and the population was 931,171 in 2018. The area of Boeny is . Adm ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 25,000 in 2001 commune

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. This municipality consists of 16 fokontany (villages): Ankazomborona, Madirovalo, Amboromalandikely, Madiromiongana, Ambondromamy, Mahabibo, Besaonjo, Betaramahamay, Ambonara, Morafeno Barrage, Mahatazana, Ambohimahabibo, Belinta, Antanambao-Bemikimbo, Ankazomahitsy and Beronono. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising

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. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

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. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally, fishing employs 5% of the population.

Bodies of water

*Rivers: Bekarara, Maevajofo, Andranomiditra, Mahajamba, Karambo, Namboenana, Ampatika and Ambatomainty.(in French): Monographie de la Commune
/ref> *Lakes : Morafeno, Ambilivily, Amboromalandy and Matsaborikisoa. *Sea: The Baie d'Ambaro, a RAMSAR site of 54000 ha is situated in this municipality.

Roads

Ankazomborona is crossed by the National road 4 (Mahajanga-Antananarivo) from North to South.

National Parks

Ankazomborona is situated at 23 km from the

Ankarafantsika National Park Ankarafantsika National Park is a national park near Andranofasika in the Boeny Region of Madagascar. The closest city is Majunga north of the park. Ankarafantsika is mostly tropical in climate type. The Sakalava people are the predominant ethn ...

References

jan Populated places in Boeny {{Boeny-geo-stub