Bemaharivo
Sign in to save'Bemaharivo' is a town and commune () in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Marovoay, which is a part of Boeny Region in Mahajanga Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.
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- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Marovoay District
- Elevation
- 12
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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'Bemaharivo' is a town and commune () in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Marovoay, which is a part of Boeny Region in Mahajanga Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 55% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 42% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are seeds of catechu and raffia palm. Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 2% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bemaharivo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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