Ankilizato, Mahabo Explained

Official Name:Ankilizato
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Menabe
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mahabo
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:23000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-20.4°N 48°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:174

Ankilizato is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mahabo, which is a part of Menabe Region.

The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 23,000 in 2001 commune census.

Geography

This town lies at the Route nationale 35 from Morondava to Ivato.It is located at the Sakamaly river, not far from its mouth into the Morondava River. In this municipality is also located the Dabara dam.

Education

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 40% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava.[2]

One of the first communal land administration office in the region was set up by IFAD and the Ministry of Agriculture in October 2006. Ankilizato is among the 24 communes participating to the integrated area based development project AD2M https://web.archive.org/web/20090510141739/http://www.ad2m.mg/

References

-20.4°N 48°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-03-10.