Soamanonga Explained

Official Name:Soamanonga
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:Betioky Sud
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:9000
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Mahafaly
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-24.35°N 75°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:443
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:612

Soamanonga is a rural municipality in southwest Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betioky Sud, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001.

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 65% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 35% receive their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops is rice but also mais and pistachios[2] are important agricultural products for this municipality. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.

Coal ressources

In Ankinany, a fokontany (village) of this municipality, coal deposits were discovered in 2007.[3]

References

-23.8667°N 91°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/rakotoariveloRobertT_ESPA_MAST2_18.pdf projet d’électrification rurale par une centrale hybride Eolien-Diesel pour la commune rurale de SOAMANONGA
  3. https://www.madagascar-tribune.com/Pour-un-usage-domestique,1458.html Madagascar-Tribune: Du charbon à Soamanonga