Ankilizato, Mahabo

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Ankilizato
Ankilizato (Madagascar)
Ankilizato
Ankilizato
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 20°24′S 45°3′E / -20.4, 45.05
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Toliara
Region Menabe
District Mahabo
Elevation [1] 174 m (571 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 23,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Ankilizato is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mahabo, which is a part of Menabe Region in Toliara Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 23,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 40% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava.[2]

[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c ILO census data. Cornell University (2002). Retrieved on 2008-03-10.

Coordinates: 20°24′S 45°3′E / -20.4, 45.05