Behompy

Place in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar
23°15′S 43°51′E / 23.250°S 43.850°E / -23.250; 43.850Country MadagascarRegionAtsimo-AndrefanaDistrictToliara IIElevation85 m (279 ft)Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total7,000Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)Postal code
602

Behompy is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Toliara II, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune census.[2]

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 7% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are maize and beans; also cassava is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 3% of the population.[2]

In 2007 only 33.7 of the children of this municipality had been scolarized.[3]

References

  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b c "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  3. ^ Analyse écogéographique de la végétation sectorielle du Fiherenana - Nourddine MIRHANI, 2007. Université de Toliara
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Madagascar Communes in the Atsimo-Andrefana Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Toliara
Ampanihy Ouest (19) - 605
Ankazoabo - 606 - (10)
Benenitra - 610 - (6)Beroroha - 611 - (9)
Betioky-Atsimo -612 - (31)Morombe (9) - 618Sakaraha (12) - 620Toliara I (1)Toliara II (22) (602)
9 districts; 119 communes

23°15′S 43°51′E / 23.250°S 43.850°E / -23.250; 43.850


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