Country Madagascar District Antsalova Elevation 48 m Population 10,000 (2001) | Region Melaky Time zone EAT (UTC3) Local time Saturday 8:33 AM | |
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Weather 28°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity | ||
Soahany is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antsalova, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in the 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority (90%) of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are sugarcane, maize and cassava. Fishing employs the remaining 10% of the population.
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