Mandoto Explained

Official Name:Mandoto
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Vakinankaratra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mandoto
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:37000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Merina
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-19.5667°N 63°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:817
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:113

Mandoto is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mandoto, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 37,000 in 2001 commune census.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 18% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.[2]

Geography

This town is situated on the route nationale No.34 at 117 km West of Antsirabe and 129 km East of Miandrivazo.[3]

Its a town infestated by rats and the pest.[4]

References and notes

-19.5667°N 63°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-04-22.
  3. Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 158
  4. https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010026300 Suivi mensuel de la dynamique des populations de rats noirs (Rattus rattus) dans les foyers de peste de la région de Mandoto