Ranomena
Ranomena is located in Madagascar
Ranomena
Ranomena
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°25′S 47°16′E / 23.417°S 47.267°E / -23.417; 47.267
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Atsinanana
DistrictVangaindrano
Elevation
[1]
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total19,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Ranomena is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vangaindrano, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 19,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 96% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 2% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cassava and rice; also coffee is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 1% of the population.[2]

Geography

It lies at the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway that links the town with Fianarantsoa and Manakara.

References and notes

  1. ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-05.

23°25′S 47°16′E / 23.417°S 47.267°E / -23.417; 47.267


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