Soamahamanina

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Soamahamanina
Soamahamanina
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°59′S 47°1′E / 18.983°S 47.017°E / -18.983; 47.017
Country  Madagascar
Region Itasy
District Miarinarivo
Elevation[1] 1,368 m (4,488 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
 • Total 9,000
 • Ethnicities Merina
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Soamahamanina is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Miarinarivo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 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. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are pineapple, beans and cassava. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.[2]

References and notes

  1. ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-23. 
Madagascar Communes in the Itasy Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Arivonimamo
Miarinarivo
Soavinandriana

Coordinates: 18°59′S 47°1′E / 18.983°S 47.017°E / -18.983; 47.017


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