Beharona

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Beharona
Beharona (Madagascar)
Beharona
Beharona
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°31′S 44°18′E / -21.517, 44.3
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Toliara
Region Menabe
District Manja
Elevation [1] 242 m (794 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 14,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Beharona is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Manja, which is a part of Menabe Region in Toliara Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Only primary schooling is available. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize, cassava and lima beans. [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 2008-03-11.
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 Communes in Menabe Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Belo sur Tsiribihina
Mahabo
Manja
Miandrivazo
Morondava

Coordinates: 21°31′S 44°18′E / -21.517, 44.3

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