Soamahamanina is a town and commune in

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. It belongs to the

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Miarinarivo Miarinarivo is a city (''commune urbaine'') in Itasy Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. Miarinarivo is located from Antananarivo, and is the capital of Itasy Region as well as of its own district. It is crossed by National Roa ...

, which is a part of

Itasy Region Itasy is a Regions of Madagascar, region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast, Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was 897,962 in 2018. It is ...

. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune

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. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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s and

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. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.

References and notes

Populated places in Itasy Region {{Itasy-geo-stub