Ampefy is a municipality in

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. It belongs to the

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Soavinandriana Soavinandriana is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soavinandriana, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was 40,045 in 2018. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99% of the ...

, which is a part of

Itasy Region Itasy is a Regions of Madagascar, region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast, Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was 897,962 in 2018. It is ...

. The population of the commune was 19,949 in 2018. Analavory geyser near hot springs at Ampefy in Itasy - Madagascar

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 91.5% of the population of the commune are farmers. The most important crops are

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s and vegetables; also

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is an important agricultural product. Industry and services provide employment for 0.5% and 1% of the population, respectively. Additionally fishing employs 7% of the population.

Roads

It is localized on the National Road 43.

Rivers

The

Lily River The Lily River is a river in central Madagascar. It is the main outflow of Lake Itasy, and flows northwestward to join the Sakay River, a tributary of the Tsiribihina.Battistini, R., Richard-Vindard, G. (eds) (1972) ''Biogeography and Ecology in ...

that forms also the

Lily fall ''Lilium'' ( ) is a genus of Herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large and often prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering plants which are important in culture and literature in much of the world ...

s near Ampefy.

Lakes

The

Lake Itasy Lake Itasy also known as Itasianaka is a lake in central Madagascar. It is located in Itasy Region. It is situated in the municipalities of Ampefy, Soavinandriana, Manazary and Analavory. Lake Itasy has an area of 3,500 hectares. It is the f ...

, the forth mayor lake of Madagascar, is partly situated in this municipality.

References

Populated places in Itasy Region {{Itasy-geo-stub