Ianapera is a town and commune in

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. It belongs to the

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Benenitra Benenitra is a town in Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar. It is situated in the district with the same name: Benenitra (district). On 27 July 2018 a meteriote of an age of 4.56 billion years crushed at Benenitra. Mining There are coal deposit ...

, which is a part of

Atsimo-Andrefana Region Atsimo-Andrefana (South West) is a region of Madagascar. It borders Menabe in north, Amoron'i Mania and Haute Matsiatra in northeast, Ihorombe and Anosy in east and Androy in southeast. The capital is Toliara and the population was 1,799,088 in 2 ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune

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. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 65% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 34% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae. Its sizeable, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a root vegetable, which is a staple food in parts of ...

es. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.

Rivers

The commune is crossed by the

Ianapera river Ianapera is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Benenitra, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary school ...

References and notes

Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana {{AtsimoAndrefana-geo-stub