Tsarahasina is a municipality in
Madagascar. It belongs to the
district of
Boriziny-Vaovao, which is a part of
Sofia Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune
census.
Geography
Tsarahasina is situated on at
National Road 6, shortly before
Port-Bergé
Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western Madagascar in Sofia Region.
Geography
It is situated at the Route nationale 6 near the bay of Helodrano.
The Bemarivo flows near Port Bergé, just before flowing into the Anjo ...
. It is situated along the
Bemarivo River
The Bemarivo River (), literally the ''big shallow'', is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the north-eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It drains the eastern part of the Tsaratanana Massif and the northern half of the Marojejy Mass ...
.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 39% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are
rice and
cotton, while other important agricultural products are
tobacco and
cowpea. Services provide employment for 1% of the population.
References
Populated places in Sofia Region
{{SofiaMG-geo-stub