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Political and administrative structure
Marofarihy means ‘a lot of rice fields’, which is the main source of subsistence in this village. The total land surface of the whole village is 75 km2. In 2003, the population counted 8.382, which has doubled in 2018 to 16.232 (photo below).
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The commune consists of 5 sub-villages or fokontany that are dispersed between 3 - 9 kilometers. Two of the five fokontany - Ambotaka and Mideboka - are considered first-comers of the land (tompon-tany or autochthonous), and still adhere to a traditional structure. While the other three fokontany, Ambohimandroso en Alakamisy Anivosoa are inhabited by migrants, who have settled there around 60 years ago. These are governed by ‘official’ administration. These different systems have a profound impact on the value of land and the ways in which access to land is arranged.
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Marofarihy centre: the market
Marofarihy centre also forms the fokontany Marofarihy itself, which is the centre of town. It is strategically located along the train route, and every Thursday the market attracts people from far away to trade, work, socialize, drink and play. Since the construction of two pumps around the marketplace, villagers feel much healthier as the food they make, sell and buy is clean and everybody can drink directly from the tap.
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