Official Name: | Androka |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Atsimo-Andrefana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ampanihy |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 4575 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | Census |
Population Total: | 39168 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Mahafaly and Vezo |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -24.9833°N 71°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 177 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 605 |
Androka is a rural municipality in southwestern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ampanihy, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. It has a population of 39168 inhabitants in 2018.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is maize, while other important products are cassava and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 10% of the population.[3]
The municipality is situated in the Bay of Langarano by the Linta River. In the south the municipality is bordered by the Menarandra River.It borders south of Tsimanampetsotsa National Park and the Nosy Ve-Androka National Park.