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Belo sur Mer

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Morondava

Elevation
  
5 m

Local time
  
Thursday 8:26 PM

Region
  
Menabe

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Population
  
8,000 (2001)

Belo sur Mer

Weather
  
28°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 81% Humidity

Belo sur mer madagascar


Belo sur Mer is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morondava, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.

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Map of Belo sur Mer, Madagascar

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is maize, while other important products are sweet potatoes and lima beans. Industry provides employment for 10% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 30% of the population.

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Economy

Belo sur mer is well known for its boatbuilders of traditional wooden dhows. There are also Salt evaporation ponds in the commune.

References

Belo sur Mer Wikipedia