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Anjiajia

Anjiajia is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in the 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior-level secondary education are available in town. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 8% receive their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and cotton, while other important agricultural products are peanuts and beans. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally, fishing employs 5% of the population.

Energy

In 2010 the first unit of production of electricity by biomass in Madagascar had been inaugurated in Anjiajia. It is driven with a rice hull and has a capacity of 40 kW x 2. Since 2021 also a micro-hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 80 kW had been installed.

Roads

Anjiajia is situated on the National road 4 from Mahajanga to Antananarivo.

References

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ (in French): Anjiajia central electrique
  4. ^ (in French): Hydroelectric Plant in Anjiajia
  5. ^ des travaux de rehabilitation

16°29′S 46°58′E / 16.483°S 46.967°E / -16.483; 46.967