Soalala
Sign in to saveSoalala is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,328 in 2022 commune census.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Soalala
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 180
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Boeny
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Soalala
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2001
- Settlement.population_total
- 15000
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- 3
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 9
- Settlement.postal_code_type
- Postal code
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Soalala District
- Elevation
- 9
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Namoroka Tsingy.jpg
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- Soalala
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
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- References and notes
Soalala is a rural municipality in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soalala, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,328 in 2022 commune census.
Soalala is served by a local airport and maritime harbour. It also has riverine harbour. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 78% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 5% and 1% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 16% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Soalala” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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