Miarinarivo is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) 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 ...
, north east of Antananarivo (not to be confused with other towns by the same name in Madagascar.) It belongs to the
district
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of
Andilamena
Andilamena is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Andilamena, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was 37,229 in 2018.
In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary educati ...
, which is a part of
Alaotra-Mangoro Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be 14,000 in the 2001 commune
census
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.
The town has both primary and junior level secondary schools. Farming provides employment for 20% of the working population and raising livestock 75%. As a result, cattle rustlers (Malagasy: ''dahalo'') are active in the region.
The most important crop is
rice
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, while other important products are
peanut
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s,
cassava
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and
sweet potatoes. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.
References and notes
Populated places in Alaotra-Mangoro
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