Belafike
Sign in to saveBelafike is a town and commune () in southwestern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ampanihy, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census.
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- Madagascar
- Located in
- Ampanihy
- Elevation
- 267
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Belafike is a town and commune () in southwestern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ampanihy, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 19.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is cassava, while other important products are peanuts, maize and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Belafike” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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