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]

Analaiva
Analaiva is located in Madagascar
Analaiva
Analaiva
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 20°20′S 44°30′E / 20.333°S 44.500°E / -20.333; 44.500
Country Madagascar
RegionMenabe
DistrictMorondava
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total18,000
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)

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

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  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ a b "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  3. ^ (in French) L'Express de Madagascar: Industrie sucrière – Le sort de l’usine d’Analaiva incertain (13.Dec.2014) Archived December 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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