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Discover Matavirano in Madagascar
Matavirano in the region of Madagascar (general) is a town located in Madagascar - some 225 mi or ( 362 km ) West of Antananarivo , the country's capital .
Local time in Matavirano is now 04:49 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Indian/Antananarivo " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Manja, Maintirano, Mahajanga, Fianarantsoa, and Antsamaky. When in this area, you might want to check out Manja . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Matavirano ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ankisatra
Ankisatra is a town and commune in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 3,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 2% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are coconuts and rice; also bananas are an important agricultural product.
Located at -18.23 44.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Betanatanana
Betanatanana is a town and commune in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 24% receives their livelihood from raising livestock.
Located at -18.18 44.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Andabotoka
Andabotoka is a town and commune in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 13% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are wheat, maize and cassava.
Located at -18.10 44.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Mafaijijo
Mafaijijo is a town and commune in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 60% of the working population. The most important crop is sugarcane, while other important products are bananas, maize and tomatos.
Located at -18.05 44.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Melaky
Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 175,500 in 2004 within the area of 38,852 km . Melaky has the smallest population and the smallest population density of all Malagasy regions. It is divided into five districts: Ambatomainty Antsalova Besalampy Maintirano Morafenobe
Located at -18.07 44.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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