Brieville Explained

Official Name:Brieville
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:Tsaratanana
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:14000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-17.5667°N 87°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:881

Brieville is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Tsaratanana, which is a part of Betsiboka Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in a 2001 commune census.

Extraction of Chrome

The only mine of extraction of chromite is located in Brieville. [2] They are presently exploited by KRAOMA.[3]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 53.2% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 43% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 2.8% and 1% of the population, respectively.[4]

References and notes

-17.5667°N 87°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. http://madadoc.irenala.edu.mg/documents/6716_les%20gisements.pdf Giraud. Les gisements de Chromite de Madagascar
  3. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/rakotobeVololonirinaA_EN LA CHROMITE D’ANDRIAMENA ET LES IMPACTS SOCIOECONOMIQUES DE SON EXPLOITATION
  4. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-03-05.