Bekitro Explained

Official Name:Bekitro
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Androy
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Bekily
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Henri Ramandefitra
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1027
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:16000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-24.55°N 63°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:329
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:607

Bekitro is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Bekily, which is a part of Androy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 78% 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; also maize is an important agricultural product. Industry and services provide both employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.[3]

References

-24.55°N 63°W

Notes and References

  1. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00472707/file/These_Annexe_-_RANANJASON_RALAZA.pdf REFORMES ET INNOVATIONS COMPTABLES DANS LE SECTEUR PUBLIC LOCAL MALGACHE
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-05-02.