Ivato or Ivato Centre is a rural commune (town) in

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. It belongs to the Ambositra District, which is a part of the

Amoron'i Mania Amoron'i Mania (''Translated: Banks of the Mania'') is a region in central Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. ...

region.

Geography

This town lies at the intersection of the Route nationale 35 to

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and the

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from

Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...

Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kin ...

. It is approximately 15 km south of

Ambositra Ambositra is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar. Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District. Geography It is situated at the RN 7 (Antsirabe - Tulear) and the RN 41 to Fandriana. It is situa ...

Population

The population of the commune was in 2018. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. 75% of the population of the commune is farmers, while an additional 15% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. Services provide employment for the other 10% of the population.

Crops

The most important crop is

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, while other important products are

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bean A bean is the seed of some plants in the legume family (Fabaceae) used as a vegetable for human consumption or animal feed. The seeds are often preserved through drying (a ''pulse''), but fresh beans are also sold. Dried beans are traditi ...

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and

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References

Populated places in Amoron'i Mania Populated places in Fianarantsoa Province {{Amoron'iMania-geo-stub