Country Madagascar District Farafangana Elevation 13 m Population 8,000 (2001) | Region Atsimo-Atsinanana Time zone EAT (UTC3) Local time Saturday 9:56 AM | |
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Weather 27°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Mahavelo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Farafangana, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 98% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are bananas, coffee and cassava. Services provide employment for 1.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 0.5% of the population.
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Mahavelo, Farafangana Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA