title: Beantake
text: # Beantake
  
  Beantake is a town and commune (Malagasy: kaominina) in southwest Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betioky Sud, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census.
  
  Only primary schooling is available. The majority 60% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 39.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cassava and peanuts; also maize is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population.
  
  ## References and notes
  
  * ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  * 1 2 3 "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  
  23°48′S 44°18′E﻿ / ﻿23.800°S 44.300°E﻿ / -23.800; 44.300
  
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