Miantsoarivo

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Miantsoarivo
Miantsoarivo (Madagascar)
Miantsoarivo
Miantsoarivo
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°12′S 47°24′E / -19.2, 47.4
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Antananarivo
Region Itasy
District Arivonimamo
Elevation [1] 1,395 m (4,577 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 23,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Miantsoarivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Arivonimamo, which is a part of Itasy Region in Antananarivo 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 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are cassava and taro. 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 2008-04-23.
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 Communes in Itasy Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Arivonimamo
Miarinarivo
Soavinandriana

Coordinates: 19°12′S 47°24′E / -19.2, 47.4

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