Voloina
Voloina | |
|---|---|
 The Ivoloina river at Voloina | |
  Voloina Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 15°34′S 49°37′E / 15.567°S 49.617°E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Ambatosoa |
| District | Maroantsetra |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
• Total | 11,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Postal code | 512 |
Voloina is a rural municipality in Ambatosoa, Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Maroantsetra. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 11,000 in the 2001 commune census.[2]
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 95% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is cloves, while other important products are coffee, rice and vanilla. Services provide employment for 3% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 2% of the population.[2]
Geography
[edit]Voloina is situated at the Ivoloina River, on the East coast of Madagascar, near its mouth into the Indian Ocean.
Infrastructure
[edit]This municipality was connected to the electric grid of Madagascar in 2023.[3]
Roads
[edit]Voloina is situated on the unpaved National Road 5.
References
[edit]- ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ↑ raccordement-a-lelectricite-debut-des-travaux-a-voloina
| Communes in the region of Ambatosoa, Madagascar | ||
|---|---|---|
Capital: Maroantsetra | ||
| Mananara Nord (511) |  | |
| Maroantsetra (512) | ||
2 districts; 36 communes | ||
15°34′S 49°37′E / 15.567°S 49.617°E
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