Official Name: | Ivongo |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ihorombe |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ivohibe |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 5000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -22.5°N 49°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 599 |
Ivongo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ivohibe, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.
Ivongo has a riverine harbour. Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 49.9% and 49.9% of the working population. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas, sugarcane and cassava. Services provide employment for 0.2% of the population.[2]
It is connected with Ihosy in the west, and Farafangana in the east by the largely unpaved Route nationale 27.
Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve and the Andringitra National Park that are nearby