Misplaced Pages

Mandrosohasina

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Place in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
Mandrosohasina
Mandrosohasina is located in MadagascarMandrosohasinaMandrosohasinaLocation in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°35′S 47°10′E / 19.583°S 47.167°E / -19.583; 47.167
Country Madagascar
RegionVakinankaratra
DistrictAntsirabe II
Elevation1,662 m (5,453 ft)
Population
 • Total20,000
 • EthnicitiesMerina
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code110

Mandrosohasina is a municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsirabe II, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in 2001 commune census.

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and potatoes; also vegetables are an important agricultural product.

Roads

Mandrosohasina is at the crossroad of the National road 7 and the National road 43.

References and notes

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
Madagascar Communes in the Vakinankaratra Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Antsirabe
Ambatolampy (19)
Antanifotsy (14)
Antsirabe I (1)
Antsirabe II (20)
Betafo (18)
Faratsiho (9)
Mandoto (9)
7 districts; 89 communes

19°35′S 47°10′E / 19.583°S 47.167°E / -19.583; 47.167


Stub icon

This Vakinankaratra location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: