Andoany
| Andoany Hell-Ville |
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 24 ′ S , 48 ° 16 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Madagascar | ||
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| region | Diana | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-D | ||
| District | Nosy-Be (District) | ||
| height | 6 m | ||
| Residents | 30,000 (2004) | ||
 a beach on Nosy Bé
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Andoany is a city in Madagascar . The old name of the city, which is still common today, was Hell-Ville or Hellville , named after the French admiral Anne Chrétien Louis de Hell .
It is the capital of the island of Nosy Be . It is located near the Kalmengürtel and is accordingly low in wind. At its center is a large diesel generator that occasionally supplies the island with electricity.
According to some sources, the population is 30,000, out of a total population of the island of 60,000.