Ambatosia is a town and commune () in

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. It belongs to the

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Bealanana Bealanana is a town and commune () in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Bealanana, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune census. Bealanana is serve ...

, which is a part of

Sofia Region Sofia is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River. It is the second largest Malagasy region (behind Atsimo-Andrefana) with an area of 50,100 km² (19,300 sq mi), and had a population of 1,500,227 ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 19,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 29.5% 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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s. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population.

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Populated places in Sofia Region {{SofiaMG-geo-stub