Bemanevika

Bemanevika is a town and commune in Sambava District, part of northern Madagascar's Sava Region. It stands beside the Bemarivo River and Provincial Road 202D, where a river crossing and an inland road together anchor the settlement's place in the surrounding countryside. Most residents lived by agriculture: some 95 percent of the population were farmers.

Vanilla was the leading crop, while coffee, coconut and rice also formed important products. The fields therefore tied the town to both local food supply and valuable crops traded beyond the commune. Fishing employed about two percent of inhabitants, keeping the river and nearby waters active in daily livelihoods. Only one percent worked in industry, and one percent in services.

Primary and lower secondary education were available in the town, giving the commune an educational role amid its rural settlements. Near Bemanevika lies Lake Matsaborimena, the only known wild site of the Madagascar pochard, a detail that attaches the area to a wider natural history beyond its farms and road. The settlement's character is thus built from the Bemarivo, its roadside position, an agricultural economy and scattered waterside habitats.

The later city of Sambava also lies here.