Berivotra Explained

Official Name:Berivotra
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Betsiboka
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Maevatanana
Population As Of:2018
Population Footnotes:Census
Population Total:7384
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Sakalava
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-16.7667°N 49°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:412

Berivotra is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maevatanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. The population of the municipality was 14,675 in 2018.

Infrastructure

It is situated on the Route Nationale 4 from Antananarivo to Mahajanga (230 km).[2] It is found at 32 km from 32 km Maevatanana.

Economy

Principal activity is gold digging in the Ikalamilotra river.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. mapcarta.com/fr/N731240448 Mapcarta
  3. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/randrianandrasanaLodvig_ESPA_M2_07.pdf UNE UNITE DE TRAITEMENT ARTISANAL DE L’OR A BERIVOTRA, District MAEVATANANA