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