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Tsaramandroso

Coordinates: 16°22′S 47°6′E / 16.367°S 47.100°E / -16.367; 47.100
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Tsaramandroso
Tsaramandroso is located in Madagascar
Tsaramandroso
Tsaramandroso
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°22′S 47°6′E / 16.367°S 47.100°E / -16.367; 47.100
Country Madagascar
RegionBoeny
DistrictAmbato-Boeni
Elevation60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total5,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Tsaramandroso is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambato-Boeni, which is a part of Boeny Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cotton and maize; also beans are an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 5% of the population.[2]

Infrastructures

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Tsaramandroso is situated on the National road 4[3] from Mahajanga to Antananarivo.

References

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  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  3. ^ des travaux de rehabilitation

16°22′S 47°6′E / 16.367°S 47.100°E / -16.367; 47.100