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The estimated population in the region as of 2004 was 621,200.<ref name="doc">{{cite web | url = http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp086538.pdf |format=PDF| title = Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire | accessdate = 2008-02-24 | language=French}}</ref> It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.<ref name="report">[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2006/cr06303.pdf Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report], International Monetary Fund (August 2006) (IMF Country Report No. 06/303) (poverty data is from 2005 Periodic Household Survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (INSTAT))</ref> |
The estimated population in the region as of 2004 was 621,200.<ref name="doc">{{cite web | url = http://documents.wfp.org/stellent/groups/public/documents/ena/wfp086538.pdf |format=PDF| title = Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire | accessdate = 2008-02-24 | language=French}}</ref> It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.<ref name="report">[http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2006/cr06303.pdf Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report], International Monetary Fund (August 2006) (IMF Country Report No. 06/303) (poverty data is from 2005 Periodic Household Survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (INSTAT))</ref> |
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Atsimo-Atsinanana (South East) is a region in Madagascar.
- Capital: Farafangana
- Chief: Jhonson Andrianahy (since 2007)
The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy-Fitovinany and Haute Matsiatra (North), Ihorombe (West) and Anosy (South).
The estimated population in the region as of 2004 was 621,200.[1] It is among the poorest regions in the country, with a poverty rate of 83.9% according to a 2005 government report.[2]
The region was previously part of the Fianarantsoa Province.
Nature
References
- ^ "Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d'urgence de la sécurité alimentaire" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2008-02-24.
- ^ Republic of Madagascar: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report, International Monetary Fund (August 2006) (IMF Country Report No. 06/303) (poverty data is from 2005 Periodic Household Survey conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique de Madagascar (INSTAT))
22°49′08″S 47°49′48″E / 22.819°S 47.83°E
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