Ambohipaky is a town and commune () in

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. It belongs to the

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Soalala Soalala is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Soalala District, Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,328 in 20 ...

, which is a part of

Boeny Region Boeny is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Sofia Region to the northeast, Betsiboka to the south and Melaky to the southwest. The capital of the region is Mahajanga, and the population was 931,171 in 2018. The area of Boeny is . A ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune

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. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 19% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

raffia palm Raffia palms are members of the genus ''Raphia''. The Malagasy name is derived from ' "to squeeze juice". The genus contains about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species ('' R ...

. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Boeny {{Boeny-geo-stub