Antombana is a commune ( mg, kaominina) in northern
Madagascar. It belongs to the
district of
Antalaha, which is a part of
Sava Region. According to 2001
census the population of Antombana was 18,592.
Only primary schooling is available in town. The majority 99% of the population are farmers. The most important crop is
vanilla, while other important products are
banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...
,
coffee,
clove
Cloves are the aromatic flower buds of a tree in the family Myrtaceae, ''Syzygium aromaticum'' (). They are native to the Maluku Islands (or Moluccas) in Indonesia, and are commonly used as a spice, flavoring or fragrance in consumer products, ...
s and
rice. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.
References and notes
Populated places in Sava Region
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