Belo sur Tsiribihina (city)

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Belo sur Tsiribihina
Belo sur Tsiribihina (Madagascar)
Belo sur Tsiribihina
Belo sur Tsiribihina
Coordinates 19 ° 42 ′  S , 44 ° 33 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 42 ′  S , 44 ° 33 ′  E
Basic data
Country Madagascar

province

Toliara
region Menabe
ISO 3166-2 MG-U
District Belo sur Tsiribihina
height 17 m
Residents 49,400 (2014)

Belo sur Tsiribihina , also Belon'i Tsiribihina , is a city in Madagascar and the capital of the district of the same name .

Geographical location

Belo sur Tsiribihina, with around 49,400 inhabitants (as of 2014), is located at 17 m above sea level in the Menabe region , in the Toliara province , in western Madagascar. The Tsiribihina River is south of the village. The closest major city is Morondava . Morondava is about 100 km south of Belo sur Tsiribihina. The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park is located about 100 km north of Belo sur Tsiribihina.

Economy and Infrastructure

60% of the inhabitants, who belong to the Sakalava people , live from agriculture and mainly grow rice, beans and chickpeas. Another 20% live from livestock and 10% each from fishing and the service industry.

traffic

The National Route 8 runs through Belo sur Tsiribihina . The city also has its own airport .

climate

Belo sur Tsiribihina has a tropical savanna climate (Aw). The average annual temperature in the city is 26.1 ° C.


Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Belo sur Tsiribihina
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 32.9 32.8 33.0 32.9 32.1 31.0 29.9 30.6 32.2 33.5 34.0 33.7 O 32.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 23.3 23.3 22.6 21.6 17.7 15.6 14.4 15.9 18.3 20.9 22.3 23.0 O 19.9
Temperature (° C) 28.1 28.0 27.8 27.2 24.9 23.3 22.1 23.2 25.2 27.2 28.1 28.3 O 26.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 303 234 143 23 6th 2 1 3 6th 22nd 56 160 Σ 959
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32.1
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31.0
15.6
29.9
14.4
30.6
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33.5
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sons and daughters of the town

  • Roger Kolo (* 1943), doctor and former Prime Minister of Madagascar

Web links

Commons : Belon'i Tsiribihina  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2005 population estimates for cities in Madagascar. mongabay.com, accessed September 27, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Madagascar: Regions, Major Cities & Urban Localities - Population Statistics in Maps and Charts. Accessed December 9, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Census 2001. (Excel) Cornell University , December 31, 2001, accessed September 26, 2017 (French, 2.4 MB).
  4. ↑ Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport. Airport Guide, accessed on September 27, 2017 (English).
  5. ↑ Climate & weather in Belo sur Tsiribihina. climate-data.org, accessed on September 28, 2017 .