Miary Explained

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).

Geography

Miary lies on the left banks of the lower Fiherenana River, 10 km North-East of Tulear.

Sights

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.

References

-23.3°N 87°W

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/antufaAllaoui_GEO_M1_11.pdf LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT DANS LA COMMUNE RURALE DE MIARY
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. https://www.memoireonline.com/01/13/6783/m_Essai-d-analyse-ecogeographique-de-la-vegetation-sectorielle-du-Fiherenana27.html Analyse écogéographique de la végétation sectorielle du Fiherenana - Nourddine MIRHANI, 2007. Université de Toliara
  4. Web site: ILO census data . . 2002 . 2008-03-13.
  5. Heiko Hooge: Madagaskar, p. 110. Ostfildern 2023