Tsaratanana is a rural municipality in

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 Tsaratanana, which is a part of

Betsiboka Region Betsiboka is a region of Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in north, Sofia in northeast, Alaotra-Mangoro in east, Analamanga and Bongolava in south and Melaky in west. The capital of the region is Maevatanana. Until 2009 Betsiboka belonged t ...

. The population of the commune was 24,971 in 2018. Tsaratanana is served by a local

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. In addition to primary schooling, the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens. The majority 65% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 33% receive 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 2% of the population.

Roads

It is situated on the Route Nationale 33a and the

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References

Populated places in Betsiboka {{Betsiboka-geo-stub