| Miandrivazo | |
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  Miandrivazo | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country |  Madagascar |
| Province | Toliara |
| Region | Menabe |
| District | Miandrivazo |
| Elevation [1] | 100 m (328 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| - Total | 108,000 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC3) |
Miandrivazo is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern |||} Madagascar is divided into six "autonomous Provinces quot ( faritany mizakatena) Antananarivo Province Antsiranana Toliara (also Toliary or Tuléar) is a province of Madagascar with an area of 161405 km² |||} Madagascar is divided into 22 Regions ( faritra) Elections Elections for the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008 This is a page about the Menabe Region in Madagascar See also the Sakalava (oblast in Madagascar. Districts are third-level Administrative divisions of Madagascar below the autonomous provinces (which are to be dissolved in 2009 and regions The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time This article is about the Malagasy language For the Malagasy ethnic group see Malagasy people. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern It belongs to the district of Miandrivazo, which is a part of Menabe Region in Toliara Province. Districts are third-level Administrative divisions of Madagascar below the autonomous provinces (which are to be dissolved in 2009 and regions This is a page about the Menabe Region in Madagascar See also the Sakalava (oblast in Madagascar. Toliara (also Toliary or Tuléar) is a province of Madagascar with an area of 161405 km² The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 108,000 in 2001 commune census. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population [2]
Miandrivazo is served by a local airport. In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town has a permanent court and hospital. [2]
The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans and maize. Rice is a Cereal foodstuff which forms an important part of the diet of many people worldwide and as such it is a staple food for many Bean is a common name for large plant Seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae used for human food or animal Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Services provide employment for 10% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 5% of the population. [2]
References and notes
- ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- ^ a b c d ILO census data. A digital elevation model ( DEM) is a Digital representation of ground Surface Topography or Terrain. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ( SRTM) is an international research effort that obtained Digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56 °S to 60 °N Cornell University (2002). Retrieved on 2008-03-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty
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