Tsaramandroso

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Tsaramandroso
Tsaramandroso (Madagascar)
Tsaramandroso
Tsaramandroso
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°22′S 47°6′E / -16.367, 47.1
Country Flag of Madagascar Madagascar
Province Mahajanga
Region Boeny
District Ambato-Boeni
Elevation [1] 60 m (197 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 - Total 5,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Tsaramandroso is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region in Mahajanga Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cotton and maize; also beans are an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 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 2008-03-02.

Coordinates: 16°22′S 47°6′E / -16.367, 47.1