Official Name: | Sahatavy |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Analanjirofo |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Vavatenina |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 16,334 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -17.4489°N 48.9953°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 236 |
Sahatavy is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vavatenina, which is a part of Analanjirofo Region in Toamasina Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,334 inhabitants in 2018.[2]
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coffee and cloves. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.[3]
It lies at the river with the same name: Sahatavy River.