en Ambanja District

Ambanja District
Ambanja District
District
	Location in Madagascar
	Coordinates: 13°40′43″S 48°27′8″E / 13.67861°S 48.45222°E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Diana
Area
• Total	5,999.72 km2 (2,316.50 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	190,435
• Density	32/km2 (82/sq mi)
• Ethnicities	Sakalava
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)

Ambanja is a district in northern Madagascar. It is a part of Diana Region and borders the districts of Ambilobe to the east, Bealanana to the south and Analalava to the south-west. The area is 5,999.72 km² (2,317 sq mi) and the population was estimated at 190,435 in 2013.^[1]

Economy

The district is the main producer of Cocoa beans (valley of the Sambirano River) in Madagascar.

Communes

The district is further divided into 18 communes:

References and notes

^ Instituit National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.

13°40′43″S 48°27′08″E / 13.67861°S 48.45222°E / -13.67861; 48.45222

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[1] Instituit National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.

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