Andranopasy is a municipality on the west coast of
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It belongs to the
district
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of
Manja, which is a part of
Menabe Region
Menabe is a region in western Madagascar, with its capital at Morondava. It covers an area of , and its population was 700,577 in 2018. The population mostly belongs to the Sakalava ethnic group. The region is named after the 18th-century Sakalava ...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune
census
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.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 75% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is
lima bean
A lima bean (''Phaseolus lunatus''), also commonly known as the butter bean, sieva bean, double bean, Madagascar bean, or wax bean is a legume grown for its edible seeds or beans.
Origin and uses
''Phaseolus lunatus'' is found in Meso- and Sou ...
s, while other important products are peas,
bean
A bean is the seed of several plants in the family Fabaceae, which are used as vegetables for human or animal food. They can be cooked in many different ways, including boiling, frying, and baking, and are used in many traditional dishes t ...
s and
maize
Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn ( North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. ...
. Additionally fishing employs 20% of the population.
Nature
The
Kirindy Mitea National Park is situated in this municipality together with its neighboring towns of
Beharona and
Ankiliabo.
TRANS-MAD Developement Parc National de Kirindy-Mite
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Rivers
The delta of the Mangoky River
The Mangoky River is a 564-kilometer-long (350 mi) river in Madagascar in the regions of Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy.
It is formed by the Mananantanana and the Matsiatra. Another important affluent is the Zomandao River.
It rises in the C ...
is situated south of this municipality.
References
Populated places in Menabe
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