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Mandiavato

Coordinates: 19°5′S 47°1′E / 19.083°S 47.017°E / -19.083; 47.017
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Mandiavato
Mandiavato is located in Madagascar
Mandiavato
Mandiavato
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°5′S 47°1′E / 19.083°S 47.017°E / -19.083; 47.017
Country Madagascar
RegionItasy
DistrictMiarinarivo
Elevation1,502 m (4,928 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total20,000
 • Ethnicities
Merina
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Mandiavato is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Miarinarivo, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 20,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are vegetables and cassava. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.[2]

References and notes

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  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-04-23.

19°5′S 47°1′E / 19.083°S 47.017°E / -19.083; 47.017