Mahajamba Usine Explained

Official Name:Mahajamba Usine
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:Mahajanga II
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Henri Randrianandrasana
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:14000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-15.7°N 53°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:9
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:402

Mahajamba Usine is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mahajanga II, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001.

Mahajamba Usine is served by a local airport in Fenoarivo Besakoa.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and peanuts, while other important agricultural products are bananas and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 7% and 2% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 11% of the population.[3]

Geography

This municipality is located on the coastline of Boeny and almost half its surface are made up by mangroves and bodies of water, including the Mahajamba river. In 1993 also the first prawn farm of Madagascar settled here, Aqualma (Aquaculture de la Mahajamba).[4] It comes up for almost the entire budget of the municipality.

References

-15.7°N 53°W

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/ramanganirinaLalasonClaudiaMB_ESPA_MAST_17.pdf AMENAGEMENT DU VILLAGE DE MAHAJAMBA USINE
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-03-03.
  4. https://lexpress.mg/25/08/2023/mahajanga-ii-le-crash-dun-avion-fait-un-mort/ Crash d'un avion de la Aqualma