Vatolatsaka
Sign in to saveVatolatsaka is a town and commune () in southwest Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betioky Sud, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune census.
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- Madagascar
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- Betioky District
- Elevation
- 308
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Vatolatsaka is a town and commune () in southwest Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betioky Sud, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 55% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 40% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is maize, while other important products are peanuts, cassava and sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vatolatsaka” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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