Manampatrana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of

Ikongo Ikongo (formerly: ''Fort Canot'' ) is a town in the region of Fitovinany eastern Madagascar. It is approximately 90 km south-east of the provincial capital Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, ...

, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are coffee and rice, while other important agricultural products are

banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...

s, cassava and

sweet potato The sweet potato or sweetpotato (''Ipomoea batatas'') is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the Convolvulus, bindweed or morning glory family (biology), family, Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting tuberous roots are used as a r ...

es. Services provide employment for 15% of the population. It lies at the

Faraony River Faraony is a river in Fitovinany, eastern Madagascar. It flows down from the central highlands to the Indian Ocean. It flows thru Manampatrana, Vohimanitra, Mahabako, Sahasinaka Sahasinaka is a municipality in the Manakara district of the ...

and the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway that links the town with

Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo king ...

and Manakara.

References and notes

Populated places in Vatovavy-Fitovinany {{VatovavyFitovinany-geo-stub