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Inanantona

Coordinates: 19°39′S 46°37′E / 19.650°S 46.617°E / -19.650; 46.617
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Inanantona
Inanantona is located in Madagascar
Inanantona
Inanantona
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 19°39′S 46°37′E / 19.650°S 46.617°E / -19.650; 46.617
Country Madagascar
RegionVakinankaratra
DistrictBetafo
Elevation1,276 m (4,186 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total
16,000
 • Ethnicities
Merina
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

Inanantona or Inanantonana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 50% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 50% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and bambara groundnut, while other important agricultural products are peanuts, maize and cassava.[2]

References and notes

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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 2008-04-22.

19°39′S 46°37′E / 19.650°S 46.617°E / -19.650; 46.617