Official Name: | Ilaka Centre |
Native Name: | Ilaka Afovoany |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Amoron'i Mania |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ambositra |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 452 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 15000 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -20.3333°N 56°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 1423 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 306 |
Ilaka Centre (Malagasy: Ilaka Afovoany) is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambositra, which is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 7.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts, beans and cassava. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 2% of the population, respectively.[3]
Ilaka Centre is situated alongside the National road 7 between Antsirabe and Ambositra (25 km). It is situated on the Mania River and the Isandra River.[4]