Anosiarivo Manapa
Anosiarivo Manapa is located in Madagascar
Anosiarivo Manapa
Anosiarivo Manapa
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°55′S 47°02′E / 19.917°S 47.033°E / -19.917; 47.033
Country Madagascar
RegionVakinankaratra
DistrictBetafo
Area
 • Total529.39 km2 (204.40 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total17,423
 • Ethnicities
Merina
Time 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

19°55′S 47°02′E / 19.917°S 47.033°E / -19.917; 47.033

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