Antsahalava is a town and commune in

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. It belongs to the

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Antanifotsy Antanifotsy (also Antanifotsy Gara) is an urban municipality and a district located in Vakinankaratra Region in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=n ...

, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was 29,556 in 2018.TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively ...

. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Vakinankaratra {{Vakinankaratra-geo-stub