Isoanala is a rural municipality in

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It belongs to the

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of Betroka, which is a part of the

Anosy Region Anosy is one of the 23 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy language, Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea r ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 17,000 in the 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in the town. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 49% and 48% of the working population. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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s and

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. Industry and services both provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs another 1% of the population.

Geography

The municipality is crossed by the Isoanala river and the National road 13.

References

Populated places in Anosy {{Anosy-geo-stub