Ivato, Ambositra
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.
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. 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.
Crops
The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans, cassava and tomato.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Minten, Bart; et al. (ILO) (c. 2002). Commune Census (XLS) (in French). Cornell University. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
Capital: Ambositra | ||
| Ambatofinandrahana (9) - 304 |  | |
| Ambositra (21) - 306 |
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| Fandriana (13) - 308 | ||
| Manandriana (10) - 323 | ||
4 districts; 53 communes | ||
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