Isorana

Isorana
Isorana is located in Madagascar
Isorana
Isorana
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°19′S 46°56′E / 21.317°S 46.933°E / -21.317; 46.933
Country Madagascar
RegionHaute Matsiatra
DistrictIsandra
Area
 • Total
85.36 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total
15,472
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
314

Isorana is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the Isandra district, which is a part of Haute Matsiatra Region. The population of the commune was 15,472 in 2018.

Cliff Isandra

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 80% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are maize and cassava. Services provide employment for 10% of the population.[3]

Roads

The National road 42 links the town to Fianarantsoa.

Rivers

The municipality is crossed by the Isandra river in its center, the Matsiatra in the North-East, and the Ranomaitso in the South.

References

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION
  3. ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-05-01.

21°19′S 46°56′E / 21.317°S 46.933°E / -21.317; 46.933


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