Lanivo 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 ...
in the
district
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of
Vohipeno
Vohipeno is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vohipeno, which is a part of the region of Fitovinany. The population of the commune was 14,751 in 2018.
In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary ed ...
, which is a part of
Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region
Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar. Its capital is Manakara. It is inhabited by the Antemoro people.
It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fitovinany that was split on 16 June 2021 to become the regions Vatovavy and Fit ...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in the 2001 commune
census
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.
Primary is the only schooling available. 95% of the population are farmers and 4.7% raise livestock. The most important crop is
coffee
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Seeds of ...
, followed by
sugarcane,
lychee
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It is a tropical tree native to Southeast and Southwest China (the Guangdong, Fujian, Yun ...
, and
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 ...
. 0.2% of the population works in the service industry and 0.1% works in the fishing industry.
References and notes
Populated places in Vatovavy-Fitovinany
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