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'''Manato''' is a town and commune in [[Madagascar]]. It belongs to the [[Districts of Madagascar|district]] of [[Vondrozo District|Vondrozo]], which is a part of [[Atsimo-Atsinanana Region]]. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 7,000 in 2001 commune [[census]].<ref name="pop"/>
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99.9% of the population of the commune are farmers.  The most important crop is [[rice]], while other important products are [[banana]]s, [[coffee]] and [[cassava]]. Services provide employment for 0.1% of the population.<ref name="pop">{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilo.cornell.edu/ilo/data.html
| title=ILO census data
| publisher=[[Cornell University]]
| year=2002
| accessdate= 2008-05-10
}}</ref>
== References and notes ==
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{{Atsimo-Atsinanana Region}}
{{coord|22|24|S|47|29|E|display=title}}
[[Category:Populated places in Atsimo-Atsinanana]]
{{AtsimoAtsinanana-geo-stub}}