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Vohemar

Eastern Africa

Vohemar, also known by the Malagasy names Vohimarina and Iharana, is a coastal city and municipality in the Sava Region of northern Madagascar, with a population of 22,047 as of 2018. It likely began around the 13th century as a Swahili trading port, one of several merchant-ruled settlements on Madagascar's northern coast, and its economy today rests mainly on services and agriculture, with cassava as the leading crop alongside peanuts, maize, and rice.

Facts
Population
15,000 1
Founding Year
1201 to 1300 2
Population Estimate Year
2001 1
Latitude
13.375 degrees south 1
Longitude
50.01 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Tropical 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 5
Sources
1. Vohemar (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 15,000 (2001)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude -13.375, longitude 50.01
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 15000 (2001)
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2. Vohemar (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Vohemar (Malagasy: Vohimarina [vuiˈmarʲnə̥] or Iharana [iaˈraŋə̥]) is a coastal city and a municipality in northern Madagascar.
  • History
    Vohemar, one such town, was likely founded around the 13th Century as a Swahili trading port.
  • Lead
    Vohemar, one such town, was likely founded around the 13th Century as a Swahili trading port.
  • Lead section, founding statement
    Vohemar, one such town, was likely founded around the 13th Century as a Swahili trading port.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -13.375,50.01
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
Quote, results elevation
"elevation": 5.0
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.25, 50.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -13.25, 50.25
-13.25 50.25 Am
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5. GeoNames: Iharan̈a - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1064311
Quote, cities500 record 1064311
-13.35 50 P PPL MG 72 23349 -9999 Indian/Antananarivo
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