Bekipay

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'''Bekipay''' is a town and commune ({{langx|mg|kaominina}}) in [[Madagascar]]. It belongs to the [[Districts of Madagascar|district]] of [[Mitsinjo District|Mitsinjo]], which is a part of [[Boeny Region]]. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune [[census]].<ref name="pop"/>

Only primary schooling is available. The majority 50% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 48% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are [[rice]] and [[raffia palm]], while other important agricultural products are [[sugarcane]] and [[cassava]]. Services provide employment for 2% of the population.<ref name="pop">{{cite web | url=https://www.ilo.cornell.edu/ilo/data.html | title=ILO census data | publisher=[[Cornell University]] | year=2002 | accessdate= 2008-03-03 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Populated places in Boeny]]