Mahavanona is a rural municipality in northern

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It belongs to the

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of Antsiranana II, which is a part of

Diana Region Diana is a region in Madagascar at the northern part of the island. It borders the regions of Sava to the southeast and Sofia to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,266 km2, and had a population of 889,736 in 2018. The regional capital is ...

. It is situated at 20km from Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) on the

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Anivorano Nord Anivorano Nord or Anivorano Avaratra is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsiranana II, which is a part of Diana Region. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of indust ...

and

Ambilobe Ambilobe which means "Where there are many plantations" is an urban municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambilobe, which is a part of Diana Region. The town is the capital of Ambilobe district, and according to 2018 census ...

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. In 2018 it had a population of 14235. Junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 52% of the population are farmers, while an additional 46% 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 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Diana Region {{DianaMG-geo-stub