Belo sur Mer

Belo sur Mer
Coordinates	20 ° 44 ′  S , 44 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 20 ° 44 ′  S , 44 ° 0 ′  E
Basic data
Country	Madagascar
province	Toliara
region	Menabe
District	Morondava
height	5 m

Belo sur Mer is a city on the west coast of Madagascar with about 8,000 inhabitants.

Geographical location

Belo sur Mer is located 5 m above sea level in the Menabe region , in the Toliara province , approx. 90 km south of Morondava on the Mozambique Strait .

The Kirindy-Mitea National Park is not far from the village.

economy

The inhabitants of Belo sur Mer, who mostly belong to the Sakalava people , live 60% from agriculture, where they mainly grow corn, lima beans and sweet potatoes . 30% of the population live from fishing, 10% work in industry. In Belo sur Mer there are also some salt pans where table salt is extracted. Shipbuilders who make traditional dhows also live in the village .

climate

In Belo sur Mer there is a hot steppe climate (BSh). There is little rainfall all year long. The annual average temperature is 25.3 ° C.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Belo sur Mer Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.7 32.8 32.8 32.4 30.6 29.5 28.3 29.1 30.4 31.7 32.7 33.1 O 31.3 Min. Temperature (° C) 23.3 23.3 22.3 20.7 16.9 14.8 13.8 15.0 17.2 19.8 21.6 22.7 O 19.3 Temperature (° C) 28.0 28.0 27.5 26.5 23.7 22.1 21.0 22.0 23.8 25.7 27.1 27.9 O 25.3 Precipitation ( mm ) 242 197 102 13 5 1 0 1 3 11 31 107 Σ 713 Source: climate-data.org

Web links

Commons : Belo sur Mer  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Census 2001. (Excel) Cornell University , December 31, 2001, accessed September 26, 2017 (French, 2.4 MB). 
2. ↑ Climate & Weather in Belo sur Mer.climate-data.org, accessed on September 28, 2017 .