Anosiarivo Manapa

Place in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar
19°55′S 47°02′E / 19.917°S 47.033°E / -19.917; 47.033Country MadagascarRegionVakinankaratraDistrictBetafoArea
 • Total529.39 km2 (204.40 sq mi)Elevation
[1]
1,450 m (4,760 ft)Population
 (2018)
 • Total17,423 • Ethnicities
MerinaTime zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Anosiarivo Manapa is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 17,423 in 2018.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 2% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are beans and cassava.

7 fokontany (villages) are part of the commune: Soafierenana, Anosiarivo-Ambatofotsy, Ambohimandroso, Antsetsindrano, Bemasoandro, Antanimenana and Anosiarivo Manapa.

Ethnics

The commune is principally inhabited by Merina (75%) and Betsileo (25%).[2]

References and notes

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ ETAT NUTRITIONNEL DES ENFANTS DE MOINS DE 5 ANS DANS LES DEUX COMMUNES RURALES DE MAHAIZA ET DE MANAPA (DISTRICT DE BETAFO
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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°55′S 47°02′E / 19.917°S 47.033°E / -19.917; 47.033