Kiranomena is a town and commune in
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
Fenoarivobe, which is a part of
Bongolava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 32,354 in 2018 commune
census
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.
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
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
, while other important products are
peanut
The peanut (''Arachis hypogaea''), also known as the groundnut, goober (US), pindar (US) or monkey nut (UK), is a legume crop grown mainly for its edible seeds. It is widely grown in the tropics and subtropics, important to both small and ...
s and
cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', 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 cultivated ...
. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.
Rivers
The
Sandrozo rivers crosses the town of Kiranomena.
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References and notes
Populated places in Bongolava
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