Mandabe

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Mandabe
Mandabe (Madagascar)
Mandabe
Mandabe
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°3′S 44°56′E / -21.05, 44.933
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Toliara
Region Menabe
District Mahabo
Elevation [1] 289 m (948 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 27,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Mandabe 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 27,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 4.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts and cassava. Services provide employment for 0.5% 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 2008-03-10.

Coordinates: 21°3′S 44°56′E / -21.05, 44.933