Ivato or Ivato Centre is a rural commune (town) in Madagascar. It belongs to the Ambositra District, which is a part of the Amoron'i Mania region.
Ivato
Ivato Centre | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Ivato | |
| Coordinates: 20°37′S 47°12′E / 20.617°S 47.200°E | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Province | Fianarantsoa |
| Region | Amoron'i Mania |
| District | Ambositra |
| Area | |
• Total | 204 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 22,745 |
| • Density | 9.01/km2 (23.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 (EAT) |
Geography
editThis town lies at the intersection of the Route nationale 35 to Morondava and the Route nationale 7 from Antananarivo to Fianarantsoa. It is approximately 15 km south of Ambositra.
Population
editThe population of the commune was 22,745 in 2018.[2] Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. 75% of the population of the commune is farmers, while an additional 15% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. Services provide employment for the other 10% of the population.[3]
Crops
editThe most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans, cassava and tomato.
References
edit- ^ Raveloson, Voahary Mihaja Lucille (2012-05-11). Le «Dahaloïsme» dans le Betsileo Nord: Le Cas de la Commune Rurale D'Ivato-Centre Ambisotra (Region Amoron'i Mania) ["Dahaloism" in North Betsileo: The Case of the Rural Commune of Ivato-Centre Ambisotra (Amoron'i Mania Region)] (PDF) (M. Sc. géogr. thesis) (in French and Malagasy). Supervised by M. James Ravalison, MCF.
- ^ a b Institut national de la statistique; Cellule centrale d'exécution du recensement (2020). Troisième Recensement General de la Population et de l'Habitation [Third General Population and Housing Census] (Census data) (in French). Antananarivo, Madagascar: INSTAT Madagascar. OCLC 1373908080.
- ^ Minten, Bart; et al. (ILO) (c. 2002). Commune Census (XLS) (in French). Cornell University. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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