Isalo is a rural municipality in

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. It belongs to the

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Miandrivazo Miandrivazo is a town and commune () in Madagascar. It is situated at the Mahajilo River and belongs to the district of Miandrivazo, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 108,000 in 200 ...

, 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 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

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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

. 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 ''Mahajilo'' is a river in Menabe, western Madagascar. It is formed by the affluents of the Sakay river and Kitsamby river. It flows down from the central highlands, to flow into the Tsiribihina River. Rafting trips are purposed by several opera ...

that flows west of Bepaha in this municipality.

References

Populated places in Menabe {{Menabe-geo-stub