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'''Benavony is a village and commune in the district of [[Ambanja]]. The village is located along the [[Sambirano River]].'''
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''Location:'' 7km from Ambanja on the Andoharano road (to the source of the river).
''History:'' This village has not always been there where it is today. In 1940, it was devastated by a cyclone called Manoto (to collide). The current village is better than the old, according to a Malagasy proverb: ''Benavonynafindratsaratsaran'nyteo'' or ''Benavony moved to a better place than before.''
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''Population:'' Roughly 1,000 people, most of whom are farmers, particularly of rice, cocoa and coffee.