Antsenavolo is a rural municipality in
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the
district
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of
Mananjary
Mananjary is a city on the East coast of Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018.
It is the chief town of the Mananjary district and the Vatovavy region.
It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the ...
, which is a part of
Vatovavy
Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021.
Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of ...
. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune
census
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.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are
coffee
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and
rice
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; also
banana
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s is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.
See also
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Irondro
Irondro is a village in the region of Vatovavy in Madagascar. It belongs to the municipality of Antsenavolo and the district of Mananjary/ It is situated at the crossroad of the Route nationale 25 between Ranomafana, Ifanadiana and Mananja ...
, a village of this municipality.
References and notes
Populated places in Vatovavy
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