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