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
  Total85.36 km2 (32.96 sq mi)
Elevation1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
  Total15,472
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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