Isalo

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Isalo
Isalo (Madagascar)
Isalo
Isalo
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°44′S 45°26′E / -19.733, 45.433
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Toliara
Region Menabe
District Miandrivazo
Elevation [1] 57 m (187 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 8,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Isalo is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Miandrivazo, which is a part of Menabe Region in Toliara Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 50% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is beans, while other important products are maize and rice. Services provide employment for 10% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 10% of the population.[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 2008-03-09.
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 Communes in Menabe Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Belo sur Tsiribihina
Mahabo
Manja
Miandrivazo
Morondava

Coordinates: 19°44′S 45°26′E / -19.733, 45.433

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