Analaiva

Analaiva
Analaiva

Location in Madagascar

Coordinates: 20°20′S 44°30′E / 20.333°S 44.500°E / -20.333; 44.500
Country  Madagascar
Region Menabe
District Morondava
Elevation[1] 34 m (112 ft)
Population (2001)[2]
  Total 18,000
Time zone EAT (UTC3)

Analaiva is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Morondava, which is a part of Menabe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 70% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 15% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is sugar cane of which 17.000 tons are treated annually in the Sucoma sugar factory.[3]

References and notes

Coordinates: 20°20′S 44°30′E / 20.333°S 44.500°E / -20.333; 44.500


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