Vohitany
Sign in to saveVohitany 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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It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana.
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- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Ampanihy
- Elevation
- 378
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Vohitany 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. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 20% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cassava and peanuts, while other important agricultural products are sweet potatoes and rice. Industry and services provide employment for 1% and 9% of the population, respectively.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vohitany” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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