Rantabe

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Rantabe
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Rosewood lodges at Rantabe waterline
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Rantabe
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 15°42′S49°39′E / 15.700°S 49.650°E / -15.700; 49.650
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Ambatosoa
District Maroantsetra
Elevation
[1]
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2001) [2]
 • Total
20,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code
512

Rantabe is a rural commune in Ambatosoa, Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maroantsetra. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in the 2001 commune census. [2]

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Rantabe has a riverine harbour. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 82% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and vanilla, while other important agricultural products are coffee and cloves. Services provide employment for 12% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 6% of the population. [2]

Roads

The town is situated at the N5 road, south of the mouth of the Rantabe River into the Indian Ocean.

Nature

See also

References

  1. ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-08.

15°42′S49°39′E / 15.700°S 49.650°E / -15.700; 49.650


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