Isalo is a rural municipality in
Madagascar
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. It belongs to the
district
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of
Miandrivazo, which is a part of
Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 12,930 in 2009.
Only Primary schooling is available. The majority 50% of the population of the commune are Farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is
bean
A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditi ...
s, while other important products are maize and rice. Services provide employment for 10% of the population. Additionally, fishing employs 10% of the population.
Roads
This municipality is situated at 38 km south-west of
Miandrivazo. Only unpaved secondary roads lead to the municipality. These are praticable but in a bad state of conversation and it takes 1.1/2h to reach the village.
Fokontany (villages)
8 villages (fokontany) are part of the municipality:
*Isalo - 2750 habitants
*Analambiby - 3524 habitants
*Soatana Morlot - 955 habitants
*Antsikida - 1250 habitants
*Bepaha - 1204 habitants
*Mahatsinjo - 1205 habitants
*Adabozato - 900 habitants
*Soafaniry Mahavelo (also called Beoro) - 1142 habitants
Rivers
The
Tsiribihina River
The Tsiribihina is a river of western Madagascar.
The main tributaries are the Mahajilo, Manandaza, Mania, and Sakeny rivers. Its basin has an area of 49,800 km2. 7,025 km2 is in the basin of the Sakeny River, 14,500 km2 in that of the Mahaj ...
and the
Mahajilo River that flows west of Bepaha in this municipality.
References
Populated places in Menabe
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