Ambatolampy District Explained

Official Name:Ambatolampy
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:180px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Vakinankaratra
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Ambatolampy
Area Total Km2:1638
Population As Of:2018
Population Footnotes:Region Vakinankaratra
Population Total:299512
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:-19.3861°N 47.4292°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:104

Ambatolampy is a district in Vakinankaratra Region, in Madagascar. The district has a total population estimated at 299,512 in 2018. The seat of the district administration is the town of Ambatolampy.It is situated at 70 km South from the capital Antananarivo from where it can be reached by the National road 7.

Communes

The district is further divided into 19 communes:

Economy

Ambatolampy is known for its Aluminium founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this region.The founderies also work with copper and bronze.[1]

Museums

In Ambatolampy, route de Tsinjoarivo, is situated the Butterfly museum (Musée des Papillons) that exhibits 6000 species of insects and butterflies. [2]

Roads

Rivers

References

  1. https://www.jacaranda.fr/en/ambatolampy jacaranda.fr
  2. https://www.madacamp.com/Le_Musée_des_Papillons Musée des Papillons
  3. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/ravelonjatovoTokiniainaA_SN_MAST2_21.pdf Dr.RANAIVOSOA Voajanahary, Caractérisation sédimentologique et l érosion hydrique à Antsahalava, Ambatomitsangana-Commune de Behenjy