Ivato, Ambositra

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Ivato
Ivato Centre
Town
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Ivato
Coordinates: 20°37′S47°12′E / 20.617°S 47.200°E / -20.617; 47.200
Country Madagascar
Province Fianarantsoa
Region Amoron'i Mania
District Ambositra
Area
[1]
  Total204 km2 (79 sq mi)
Elevation
1,499 m (4,918 ft)
Population
 (2018) [2]
  Total22,745
  Density9.01/km2 (23.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+03:00 (EAT)

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.

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Geography

This 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

The 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

The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans, cassava and tomato.

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. Minten, Bart; et al. (ILO) (c. 2002). Commune Census (XLS) (in French). Cornell University . Retrieved 2008-05-13.