| Betsako | |
  Betsako
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| Country |  Madagascar |
| Province | Mahajanga |
| Region | Boeny |
| District | Mahajanga II |
| Elevation [1] | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2001)[2] | |
| - Total | 7,000 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC3) |
Betsako is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in Madagascar. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern |||} Madagascar is divided into six "autonomous Provinces quot ( faritany mizakatena) Antananarivo Province Antsiranana Mahajanga is a province of Madagascar with an area of 150023 km² |||} Madagascar is divided into 22 Regions ( faritra) Elections Elections for the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008 Boeny is a region in Mahajanga Province of western Madagascar. Districts are third-level Administrative divisions of Madagascar below the autonomous provinces (which are to be dissolved in 2009 and regions The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time This article is about the Malagasy language For the Malagasy ethnic group see Malagasy people. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern It belongs to the district of Mahajanga II, which is a part of Boeny Region in Mahajanga Province. Districts are third-level Administrative divisions of Madagascar below the autonomous provinces (which are to be dissolved in 2009 and regions Boeny is a region in Mahajanga Province of western Madagascar. Mahajanga is a province of Madagascar with an area of 150023 km² The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune census. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population [2]
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 94% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crop is tomato, while other important products are mango, cassava and sweet potatos. The tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum, syn Lycopersicon lycopersicum) is a herbaceous usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera, consisting of numerous species of tropical fruiting Trees in the Flowering plant family Anacardiaceae The cassava, yuca, manioc, or mandioca ( Manihot esculenta) is a woody Shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge family native The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas) is a Dicotyledonous plant which belongs to the family Convolvulaceae Services provide employment for 1% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 5% of the population. [2]
References and notes
- ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- ^ a b c ILO census data. A digital elevation model ( DEM) is a Digital representation of ground Surface Topography or Terrain. The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission ( SRTM) is an international research effort that obtained Digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56 °S to 60 °N Cornell University (2002). Retrieved on 2008-03-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian