Vatolaivy Explained

Official Name:Vatolaivy
Settlement Type:village (fokontany)
Pushpin Map:Madagascar
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Madagascar
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Itasy
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Arivonimamo
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Arivonimamo II
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank1:Merina
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:3
Coordinates:-18.9667°N 54°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:1350
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:112

Vatolaivy is a small village that belongs to the municipality of Arivonimamo II, 70 km west of Antananarivo,[2] Madagascar.

There are catholic and Protestant churches, a primary school, shops, a market place, a hostel and restaurant, and a sport area.

Around this little village there are plots of the natural forest of typical endemic species Uapaca bojeri, commonly known as Tapia forests. These forests supplies the village with fruits, champignons and wild silk.[3]

These plots of forests are now under transferred management to local communities. This process called GELOSE is set to help for their conservation. these "native trees" are used to feed silkworm and thus to produce raw material for weavers and handcraft maker. The end products provides external incomes for these communities.

References

-18.9667°N 54°W

Notes and References

  1. Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. https://madagascar.niooz.fr/sante-publique-un-nouveau-centre-de-sante-a-vatolaivy-arivonimamo-ii-25346521.shtml Centre de Santé à Vatolaivy
  3. https://fr.mongabay.com/2020/01/madagascar-preserver-la-foret-preserve-le-secteur-de-la-soie-endemique/ la forêt de tapia dans les activités paysannes