Ampanihy Explained

Official Name:Ampanihy
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Atsimo-Andrefana
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ampanihy Ouest (district)
Population As Of:2018
Population Footnotes:Census
Population Total:52,053
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Mahafaly
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-24.6833°N 89°W
Elevation M:7
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:605

Ampanihy or Ampanihy Ouest is a town in the Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Madagascar. It is home of the Ampanihy Airport and is crossed by the Route Nationale 10.

Economy

The weaving of rugs from mohair is the most important economic activity since 1914.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/raveloarimisalm_geo_m1_07.pdf LE MOHAIR D’AMPANIHY: GEOGRAPHIE DE L’ECHEC DE DEUX PROJETS DE DEVELOPPEMENT