Onilahy (or ''Ionilahy'') is a rural municipality in
Madagascar. It belongs to the
Manakara-Atsimo District
Manakara-Atsimo is a district of Fitovinany in Madagascar. The main city is Manakara.
Communes
The district is further divided into 42 communes:
* Ambahatrazo
* Ambahive
* Ambalaroka
* Ambalavero
* Ambila
* Amboanjo
* Ambohitsara M
* Ambor ...
, which is a part of
Fitovinany
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 Fito ...
. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune
census.
Only primary schooling is available. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 40% of the working population. The most important crops are
cassava and
rice, while other important agricultural products are
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 and oranges. Industry and services provide employment for 19.7% and 0.3% of the population, respectively.
Railroad
Ionilahy is a station on the
Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway.
References
Populated places in Fitovinany
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