Fanjakana is a town and commune in

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. It belongs to the

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of Beroroha, which is a part of

Atsimo-Andrefana Region Atsimo-Andrefana (South West) is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2 ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 4,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 92% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 6% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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s and

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. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana {{AtsimoAndrefana-geo-stub