Bemanevika is a town and commune () in northern

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. It belongs to the

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Sambava Sambava is a city and commune (commune urbaine; ) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was 84,039 in as of the 2018 commune census. Infrastructure Sambav ...

, which is a part of

Sava Region Sava is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. Its capital is Sambava. Until 2009 Sava belonged to Antsiranana Province. The region is situated at the northern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by the region Dian ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95% of the population in the commune are farmers. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

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. Industry and services provide employment for 2% and 1% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 2% of the population. The Lake Matsaborimena near Bemanevika is the only known wild hosting site of the

Madagascar pochard The Madagascar pochard or Madagascan pochard (''Aythya innotata''; ) is an extremely rare diving duck of the genus ''Aythya''. Thought to be extinct in the late 1990s, specimens of the species were rediscovered at Lake Matsaborimena near Bemanevi ...

''(Aythya innotata)''.

Geography

It is situated on the banks of the

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References and notes

Populated places in Sava Region {{SavaMG-geo-stub