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Miary

Coordinates: 23°18′S 43°44′E / 23.300°S 43.733°E / -23.300; 43.733
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Miary
Fiherenana River at Miary
Miary is located in Madagascar
Miary
Miary
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°18′S 43°44′E / 23.300°S 43.733°E / -23.300; 43.733
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Andrefana
DistrictToliara II
Area
 • Total140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2008)[3]
 • Total12,500
 • Ethnicities
Masikoro (90%)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
602

Miary 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 municipality was estimated to be approximately 12500 in 2008[3] of which 90% are Masikoro. The municipality has 11 fokontany (villages).

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The rate of scolarization in Miary had been 70% in 2007.[4] Farming and raising livestock provides employment for 40% and 40% of the working population. The most important crops are cotton and cassava, while other important agricultural products are sugarcane and maize. Services provide employment for 20% of the population.[3]

Miary has a health center Type II (CSB II).

Geography

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Miary lies on the left banks of the lower Fiherenana River, 10 km North-East of Tulear.

Sights

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Miary is famous its sacred tree (L'arbre de Miary), a banyan which is said to be 1,700 years old.[5] It is in the eastern part of the village close to the Market Place. On the Market Place opposite the Town hall (Mairie), a market hall and an independence memorial can be visited.

References

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  1. ^ LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT LES STRATEGIES PAYSANNES DE DEVELOPPEMENT DANS LA COMMUNE RURALE DE MIARY
  2. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. ^ a b c "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  4. ^ Analyse écogéographique de la végétation sectorielle du Fiherenana - Nourddine MIRHANI, 2007. Université de Toliara
  5. ^ Heiko Hooge: Madagaskar, p. 110. Ostfildern 2023

23°18′S 43°44′E / 23.300°S 43.733°E / -23.300; 43.733