Farafangana District

	Farafangana District Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 30 communes: * Ambalatany * Ambalavato * Ambohigogo * Ambohimandroso * Amporoforo * Ankarana Miraihina * Anosivelo * Anosy Tsararafa * Antsiranambe * Beretra Bevoay * Efatsy Anandroza * Etrotroka Sud * Evato * Farafangana * Fenoarivo * Iabohazo * Ihorombe * Ivandrika * Mahabo Mananivo * Mahafasa Centre * Mahavelo * Maheriraty * Manambotra Sud * Marovandrika * Sahamadio * Tangainony * Tovona * Vohilengo * Vohimasy * Vohitromby Economy There is an airport in Farafangana (Farafangana Airport). One of the main crops in the region is pepper. Population Natives are mainly from ethnic groups Antefasy, Rabakara, Antesaka and Zafisoro. Education Farafangana has a university. Tourism The Manombo Reserve is located at 25 km to Farafangana. See also * Diocese of Farafangana * Manombo Reserve Manombo Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagasc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Efatsy Anandroza Efatsy Anandroza is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 81% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 8% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 10% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marovandrika Marovandrika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 99.9% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are pineapple and banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...s. Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Manambotra Sud Manambotra Sud (Manambotra Atsimo) is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 94.9% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 4% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is cassava, while other important products are coffee, pepper and rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i .... Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maheriraty Maheriraty is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 2,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are coffee and rice; also pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili ... is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahavelo, Farafangana Mahavelo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas, coffee and cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively .... Services provide employment for 1.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahafasa Centre Mahafasa Centre is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 89,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 2.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahabo Mananivo Mahabo Mananivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cloves and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ivandrika Ivandrika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane, cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ihorombe, Farafangana Ihorombe is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region; it is not located in the Ihorombe region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 9.6% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane, cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.4% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iabohazo Iabohazo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 0.9% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fenoarivo, Farafangana Fenoarivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 94.5% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is coffee, while other important products are cassava, pepper and rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i .... Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	Farafangana District Farafangana is a district of Atsimo-Atsinanana in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 30 communes: * Ambalatany * Ambalavato * Ambohigogo * Ambohimandroso * Amporoforo * Ankarana Miraihina * Anosivelo * Anosy Tsararafa * Antsiranambe * Beretra Bevoay * Efatsy Anandroza * Etrotroka Sud * Evato * Farafangana * Fenoarivo * Iabohazo * Ihorombe * Ivandrika * Mahabo Mananivo * Mahafasa Centre * Mahavelo * Maheriraty * Manambotra Sud * Marovandrika * Sahamadio * Tangainony * Tovona * Vohilengo * Vohimasy * Vohitromby Economy There is an airport in Farafangana (Farafangana Airport). One of the main crops in the region is pepper. Population Natives are mainly from ethnic groups Antefasy, Rabakara, Antesaka and Zafisoro. Education Farafangana has a university. Tourism The Manombo Reserve is located at 25 km to Farafangana. See also * Diocese of Farafangana * Manombo Reserve Manombo Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagasc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At Madagascar is the world's List of island countries, second-largest island country, after Indonesia. The nation is home to around 30 million inhabitants and consists of the island of Geography of Madagascar, Madagascar (the List of islands by area, fourth-largest island in the world), along with numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian subcontinent around 90 million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of wildlife of Madagascar, its wildlife is endemic. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred during or befo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Efatsy Anandroza Efatsy Anandroza is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 81% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 8% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 10% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Marovandrika Marovandrika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 99.9% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are pineapple and banana A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa''. In some countries, bananas used for cooking may be called "plantains", distinguis ...s. Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Manambotra Sud Manambotra Sud (Manambotra Atsimo) is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 94.9% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 4% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is cassava, while other important products are coffee, pepper and rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i .... Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Maheriraty Maheriraty is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 2,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are coffee and rice; also pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili ... is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahavelo, Farafangana Mahavelo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas, coffee and cassava ''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava (), manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America. Although a perennial plant, cassava is extensively .... Services provide employment for 1.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahafasa Centre Mahafasa Centre is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 89,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 2.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mahabo Mananivo Mahabo Mananivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cloves and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ivandrika Ivandrika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 1% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane, cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ihorombe, Farafangana Ihorombe is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region; it is not located in the Ihorombe region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 13,000 in 2001 commune census. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 9.6% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane, cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.4% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Iabohazo Iabohazo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 0.9% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are cassava and pepper Pepper or peppers may refer to: Food and spice * Piperaceae or the pepper family, a large family of flowering plant ** Black pepper * ''Capsicum'' or pepper, a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae Bell pepper Chili .... Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fenoarivo, Farafangana Fenoarivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 94.5% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is coffee, while other important products are cassava, pepper and rice Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima ''Oryza glaberrima'', commonly known as African rice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown i .... Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. References and notes Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana {{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]