Official Name: | Milenaka |
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 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 15000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -22.8333°N 78°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 72 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 602 |
Milenaka 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 this municipality was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census.
It is situated in the north of Toliara (Tuléar) on the National road 9.
Only primary schooling is available. 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 cotton, maize and cassava. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.[2]