Miary

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Miary
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Miary
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°18′S43°44′E / 23.300°S 43.733°E / -23.300; 43.733
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Atsimo-Andrefana
District Toliara II
Area
[1]
 • Total140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2008) [3]
 • Total12,500
 • Ethnicities
 Masikoro (90%)
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
602

Miary is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Toliara II, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 12500 in 2008 [3] of which 90% are Masikoro. The municipality has 11 fokontany (villages).

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Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The rate of scolarization in Miary had been 70% in 2007. [4] Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 40% of the working population. The most important crops are cotton and cassava, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane and maize. Services provide employment for 20% of the population. [3]

Miary has a health center Type II (CSB II).

Geography

Miary lies on the left banks of the lower Fiherenana River, 10 km North-East of Tulear.

Sights

Miary is famous its sacred tree (L'arbre de Miary), a banyan which is said to be 1,700 years old. [5] Its is in the eastern part of the village close to the Market Place. On the Market Place opposite the Town hall (Mairie), a market hall and an independence memorial can be visited.

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References

  1. ↑ LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT DANS LA COMMUNE RURALE DE MIARY
  2. ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  4. ↑ Analyse écogéographique de la végétation sectorielle du Fiherenana - Nourddine MIRHANI, 2007. Université de Toliara
  5. ↑ Heiko Hooge: Madagaskar, p. 110. Ostfildern 2023

23°18′S43°44′E / 23.300°S 43.733°E / -23.300; 43.733


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