Mandoto

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Mandoto
Mandoto (Madagascar)
Mandoto
Mandoto
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°34′S 46°17′E / -19.567, 46.283
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Antananarivo
Region Vakinankaratra
District Batafo
Elevation [1] 817 m (2,680 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 37,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Mandoto is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Batafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region in Antananarivo Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 37,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 18% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava. Services provide employment for 2% 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 2008-04-22.
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 Communes in Vakinankaratra Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Ambatolampy
Antanifotsy
Antsirabe
Antsirabe II
Betafo
Faratsiho

Coordinates: 19°34′S 46°17′E / -19.567, 46.283

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