Solila Explained

Official Name:Solila
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Haute Matsiatra
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ikalamavony
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Land Km2:1152
Population As Of:2018
Population Total:14553
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Betsileo >90 %, Antandroy 5-10 %, Tanala
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-21.4167°N 93°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:314

Solila is a rural municipality in Haute Matsiatra Region in central Madagascar. It is some 30 kilometres west of Fianarantsoa.

Next to the village of Solila also the following fokontany (villages) belong to this municipality: Soanierana, Tearomizaha, Ambalamahatsara, Ipaka, Kirano, Fihasinana, Ambatovory and Ankazomanga It lies at the Mananantanana river.

Roads

Solila is situated on the National road 42 though it's almost impossible to join the town during the rainy season because of the rivers that need to be crossed.[3]

References

Notes and References

  1. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/randriambaoJohary_ECO_M1_11.pdf IMPACTS SOCIOÉCONOMIQUES DU VOL DES BŒUFS (District d’Ikalamavony)
  2. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  3. http://biblio.univ-antananarivo.mg/pdfs/randriambaoJohary_ECO_M1_11.pdf IMPACTS SOCIOÉCONOMIQUES DU VOL DES BŒUFS (District d’Ikalamavony)