Vohilava is a rural municipality in

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. It belongs to the

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Mananjary Mananjary is a city located in Vatovavy, Madagascar with a population of 25,222 inhabitants in 2018. It is the chief city of the Mananjary district. It contains a town of the same name, situated on the southern part of the east coast, where the M ...

, which is a part of the region of

Vatovavy Vatovavy is a region of Madagascar. Its capital is Mananjary. It was created by dividing the former region of Vatovavy-Fitovinany on 16 June 2021. Cyclone Batsirai made landfall at Mananjary in 2022, leaving 90 percent of the city destroyed. Adm ...

. The population of the municipality was estimated to be approximately 32,000 in 2001 commune

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Geography

Vohilava is situated at the Isaka river.Vohilava minée par la corruption
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from

that is situated at 61km. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 97% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are

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and

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; also bananas are an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 3% of the population.

References

Populated places in Vatovavy {{VatovavyFitovinany-geo-stub