Ivongo is a town and commune in

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. It belongs to the

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of Ivohibe, which is a part of

Ihorombe Region Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was 418,520 in 2018. The area of Ihorombe is and it h ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune

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. Ivongo has a riverine harbour. Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 49.9% and 49.9% of the working population. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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and

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. Services provide employment for 0.2% of the population. It is connected with

Ihosy Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 39,556 inhabitants (2018) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy District, Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important cross ...

in the west, and

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in the east by the largely unpaved

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Populated places in Ihorombe {{Ihorombe-geo-stub

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