Soanenga
Sign in to saveSoanenga is a town and commune () 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 9,000 in 2001 commune census.
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- Country
- Madagascar
- Located in
- Besalampy District
- Elevation
- 26
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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Soanenga is a town and commune () 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 9,000 in 2001 commune census.
Soanenga has a riverine harbour. Only primary schooling is available. Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 48% and 30% of the working population. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are coconuts and seeds of catechu. Services provide employment for 2% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 20% of the population.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Soanenga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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