Analaiva
Analaiva | |
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Analaiva Location in Madagascar | |
Coordinates: 20°20′S 44°30′E / 20.333°S 44.500°E | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Menabe |
District | Morondava |
Elevation[1] | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 18,000 |
Time zone | EAT (UTC3) |
Analaiva is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morondava, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 15% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is sugar cane of which 17.000 tons are treated annually in the Sucoma sugar factory.[3]
References and notes
- ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- 1 2 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ (in French) L'Express de Madagascar: Industrie sucrière – Le sort de l’usine d’Analaiva incertain (13.Dec.2014) Archived December 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
Coordinates: 20°20′S 44°30′E / 20.333°S 44.500°E
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