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Marovoay Sud

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Besalampy

Population
  
8,000 (2001)

Region
  
Melaky

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Marovoay Sud is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Besalampy, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 8,000 in a 2001 commune census.

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 38% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and raffia palm; also seeds of catechu are an important agricultural product. Additionally fishing employs 2% of the population.

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Marovoay Sud Wikipedia