title: Ampitatsimo
text: # Ampitatsimo
  
  Ampitatsimo (also Ampitasimo) is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatondrazaka, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in a 2001 commune census.
  
  Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans, maize and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 3% of the population.
  
  ## References and notes
  
  * ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  * 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
  
  17°47′S 48°23′E﻿ / ﻿17.783°S 48.383°E﻿ / -17.783; 48.383
  
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