Businesses in Sambava

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Sambava

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Education	21
Other accommodation	17
Restaurants	17
Shopping	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	12
Banks	9
Churches	9
Hotels and motels	8
Hospitals	7
Gas station	7
Apartments	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Car parts	5
Pharmacies and drug stores	5

Sambava Facts

Area	8.3 km²
Population	35,332
Male Population	17,600 (49.8%)
Female Population	17,732 (50.2%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+166.2%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+40.2%
Median Age	17.9 years (Male: 17.8, Female: 18.1)
Area Codes	88
Neighborhoods	Sambava-Centre
Local Time
Timezone	East Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.26667, 50.16667

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Sambava Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	13,271	19,892	25,199	31,283	35,332
Population Density	1,608.6 / km²	2,411.2 / km²	3,054.4 / km²	3,791.9 / km²	4,282.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sambava Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 24.1% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Sambava	+135.7%	+57.3%	+24.1%
Madagascar	+218%	+109.1%	+53.5%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sambava Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Sambava	17.9 yrs	18.1 yrs	17.8 yrs
Madagascar	17.9 yrs	18.1 yrs	17.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Sambava Population Density

Population Density: 4,283 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Sambava	35,332	8.3 km²	4,283 / km²
Madagascar	23.8 million	591,192.6 km²	40.2 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Sambava Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Sambava

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Sambava CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Sambava	7,138 tn	0.2 tn	865.3 tons/km²
Madagascar	4,668,061 tn	0.2 tn	7.9 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Sambava CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	7,138 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.2 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	865.3 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Low (2)
Cyclone	High (10)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/30/15	2:19 AM	4.8	72.9 km	10,000 m	25km W of Antalaha, Madagascar	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Sambava

Sambava [samˈbav] is a city and commune (commune urbaine; Malagasy: kaominina) at the east coast of northern Madagascar. It is the capital of Sambava District and Sava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 40,000 in ..

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