Beravina is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in western
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 ...
. It belongs to the
district
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of
Morafenobe
Morafenobe is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morafenobe, which is a part of Melaky Region.
Morafenobe is served by a local airport. Primary and junior level secondary education are avail ...
, which is a part of
Melaky Region
Melaky is a region in northwestern Madagascar. It borders Boeny Region in northeast, Betsiboka in east, Bongolava in southeast and Menabe in south. The capital of the region is Maintirano. The population was estimated to be 309,805 in 2018 within t ...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 3,000 in 2001 commune
census
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.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in the town. The majority (50%) of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 50% receive their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is
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 ...
, while other important products are
banana
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s,
sugarcane
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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 ...
.
References and notes
Populated places in Melaky
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