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Zazafotsy

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Country
  
Madagascar

District
  
Ihosy

Elevation
  
832 m

Population
  
10,000 (2001)

Region
  
Ihorombe

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC3)

Local time
  
Sunday 8:10 AM

Zazafotsy

Weather
  
21°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 96% Humidity

Zazafotsy (or Zaxafotsy) is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census.

Contents

Map of Zazafotsy, Madagascar

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice: other important products are peanuts and cassava.

Geography

Zazafotsy is situated at the route nationale No. 7 (Fianarantsoa-Ihosy-Tuléar) at 36 km from Ihosy and 124 km from Ambalavao.

References

Zazafotsy Wikipedia