Ranohira

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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
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subdivision_type2District
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leader_title1
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established_title3
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population_as_of2018
population_footnotesCensus
population_total16,041
population_blank1_titleEthnicities
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population_blank2_titleReligions
timezoneEAT
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coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m1090
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postal_code313
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Ranohira is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was 16,041 in 2018. The nearest towns are Ilakaka at 26 km and Ihosy 93 km distance.

Infrastructure

Ranohira is situated on the route nationale No. 7 from Tuléar to Fianarantsoa in the South-West of Madagascar. This highway passes the centre of the town. Ranohira has a hospital and several hotels. There is a small supermarket in the town as well as many shops. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. One of the mosts famous schools is Collège Notre Dame de l'Isalo.

Economy

Ranohira is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts and cassava. Services provide employment for 5% of the population.{{cite web | url=https://www.ilo.cornell.edu/ilo/data.html | title=ILO census data | publisher=Cornell University | year=2002 | accessdate= 2008-04-24

Sights

Opposite the Town Hall (Mairie) a sports ground with a stand and various monuments can be visited. L'Eglise de Notre Dame de l'Isalo is a modern octagonal catholic church. Ranohira is the closest town to the Isalo National Park.

Climate

|location = Ranohira (1991–2020) |metric first = y |single line = y |collapsed = y |Jan record high C = 35.7 |Feb record high C = 36.5 |Mar record high C = 34.0 |Apr record high C = 34.2 |May record high C = 31.6 |Jun record high C = 30.3 |Jul record high C = 32.0 |Aug record high C = 33.9 |Sep record high C = 35.1 |Oct record high C = 37.8 |Nov record high C = 38.2 |Dec record high C = 37.5

|Jan high C = 29.0 |Feb high C = 29.0 |Mar high C = 29.3 |Apr high C = 28.5 |May high C = 26.3 |Jun high C = 24.3 |Jul high C = 23.7 |Aug high C = 25.8 |Sep high C = 28.5 |Oct high C = 30.6 |Nov high C = 31.1 |Dec high C = 30.0 |year high C = 28.0

|Jan mean C = 24.3 |Feb mean C = 24.2 |Mar mean C = 24.1 |Apr mean C = 22.6 |May mean C = 20.3 |Jun mean C = 18.1 |Jul mean C = 17.3 |Aug mean C = 18.9 |Sep mean C = 21.2 |Oct mean C = 23.4 |Nov mean C = 24.6 |Dec mean C = 24.6 |year mean C = 22.0

|Jan low C = 19.6 |Feb low C = 19.4 |Mar low C = 18.8 |Apr low C = 16.8 |May low C = 14.2 |Jun low C = 11.9 |Jul low C = 11.0 |Aug low C = 12.0 |Sep low C = 13.7 |Oct low C = 16.2 |Nov low C = 18.1 |Dec low C = 19.1 |year low C = 15.9

|Jan record low C = 15.2 |Feb record low C = 14.4 |Mar record low C = 12.4 |Apr record low C = 8.8 |May record low C = 4.4 |Jun record low C = 4.0 |Jul record low C = 3.4 |Aug record low C = 4.6 |Sep record low C = 7.0 |Oct record low C = 9.0 |Nov record low C = 9.4 |Dec record low C = 14.2

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 228.9 |Feb precipitation mm = 156.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 95.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 39.6 |May precipitation mm = 11.6 |Jun precipitation mm = 3.7 |Jul precipitation mm = 4.0 |Aug precipitation mm = 2.7 |Sep precipitation mm = 9.0 |Oct precipitation mm = 35.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 83.3 |Dec precipitation mm = 150.8 |year precipitation mm = 821.5

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 15.2 |Feb precipitation days = 11.6 |Mar precipitation days = 8.2 |Apr precipitation days = 3.4 |May precipitation days = 1.7 |Jun precipitation days = 0.7 |Jul precipitation days = 0.6 |Aug precipitation days = 0.6 |Sep precipitation days = 1.1 |Oct precipitation days = 3.8 |Nov precipitation days = 6.6 |Dec precipitation days = 13.0 |year precipitation days = 66.5

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230925170027/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Madagascar/CSV/RANOHIRA_67152.csv | archive-date = 25 September 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Madagascar/CSV/RANOHIRA_67152.csv | title = Ranohira Climate Normals 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 25 September 2023}}

Ranohira Route Nationale RN7.jpg|National road no. 7 RanohiraEglise.jpg|Catholic church RanohiraEgliseIntérieur.jpg|Catholic church RanohiraGrandRueBougainvillea.jpg|Main Street RanohiraGrandRueGeschäfte.jpg|Main Street RanohiraKrankenhaus.jpg|Hospital RanohiraLycée.jpg|Collège Notre Dame de l'Isalo RanohiraSportplDenkmälerTribüne.jpg|Sports ground and monuments

References and notes

References

  1. Estimated based on [[digital elevation model. DEM]] data from [[Shuttle Radar Topography Mission]]
  2. Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159

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