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.
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]