Settlement Type: | town |
Official Name: | Mahitsy |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Mapsize: | 183px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Madagascar |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Analamanga |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ambohidratrimo |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 26,056 |
Coordinates: | -18.75°N 68°W |
Elevation M: | 1143 - 1540 |
Mahitsy is rural municipality in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. In the 2001 census, it had a population of 26,056.[1]
Mahitsy is localized at the RN 4 from Antananrivo to Mahajanga.
About 40% of the eggs consumed in Madagascar are from farms of the surroundings of Mahitsy.[2]
There is a hydroelectric power plant near Mahitsy on the Farahantsana river. It has a capacity of 28MW.[3]