Anjiajia Explained

Official Name:Anjiajia
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Boeny
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ambato-Boeni
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:13000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-16.4833°N 104°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:27
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:403

Anjiajia is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in the 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior-level secondary education are available in town. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 8% receive their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and cotton, while other important agricultural products are peanuts and beans. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally, fishing employs 5% of the population.[2]

Energy

In 2010 the first unit of production of electricity by biomass in Madagascar had been inaugurated in Anjiajia. It is driven with a rice hull and has a capacity of 40 kW x 2.[3] Since 2021 also a micro-hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 80 kW had been installed.[4]

Roads

Anjiajia is situated on the National road 4[5] from Mahajanga to Antananarivo.

References

-16.4833°N 104°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-03-02.
  3. https://www.bioenergie-promotion.fr/3845/une-petite-centrale-electrique-a-la-balle-de-riz-pour-anjiajia-a-madagascar/ (in French): Anjiajia central electrique
  4. https://www.matin.mg/?p=5863 (in French): Hydroelectric Plant in Anjiajia
  5. https://lexpress.mg/30/09/2023/infrastructures-des-travaux-de-rehabilitation-en-beton-sont-en-cours/ des travaux de rehabilitation