Official Name: | Miary |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Atsimo-Andrefana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Toliara II |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 140 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Population Total: | 12500 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank1: | Masikoro (90%) |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -23.3°N 87°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 602 |
Miary is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Toliara II, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 12500 in 2008 of which 90% are Masikoro. The municipality has 11 fokontany (villages).
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The rate of scolarization in Miary had been 70% in 2007.[3] Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 40% of the working population. The most important crops are cotton and cassava, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane and maize. Services provide employment for 20% of the population.[4]
Miary has a health center Type II (CSB II).
Miary lies on the left banks of the lower Fiherenana River, 10 km North-East of Tulear.
Miary is famous its sacred tree (L'arbre de Miary), a banyan which is said to be 1,700 years old.[5] It is in the eastern part of the village close to the Market Place. On the Market Place opposite the Town hall (Mairie), a market hall and an independence memorial can be visited.