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Androy is the most southerly region of Madagascar. It covers an area of 19,540 km2, and had a population of 903,376 inhabitants in 2018. The administrative capital is Ambovombe-Androy. Area Androy (literally "the land of ''roy'' (Mimosa delicatula) but more commonly translated as "spiny land") is the deep south of Madagascar. It is located south of the Tropic of Capricorn and conventionally delimited between the Mandrare and Menarandra rivers. It is 19,540 km2 and is bordered by the Mahafaly people to the northwest (Atsimo-Andrefana), the Antanosy to the east (Anosy) and the Bara land to the north (starting at about Isoanala). Administrative divisions Androy Region is divided into four districts, which are sub-divided into 56 municipalities, which cover 881 villages (fokontany). * Ambovombe District - 21 communes * Bekily District - 20 communes * Beloha District - 8 communes * Tsiombe District - 7 communes A request for the division of the Ambovombe District was ...
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Ambovombe-Androy
Ambovombe-Androy , or just Ambovombe, is a city in the far south of Madagascar, and the capital of the Androy region. Ambovombe has now acquired city status with an officially estimated population in 2018 of 114,230. The city is connected by the Route nationale 13 with Taolagnaro (110 km) to the east. The RN 13 also leads north to Ihosy (383 km), and the Route nationale 10 north-west to Toliara, but these roads are in bad condition. Agriculture There are commercial sisal plantations near this town. Catharanthus roseus is endemic to this region of southern Madagascar and is produced on farms around Ambovombe-Androy and Fort Dauphin. The plant is exported from this area and then used as a natural source of the alkaloids used to make vincristine, vinblastine and other vinca alkaloid ''Vinca'' alkaloids are a set of Antimitotic agent, anti-mitotic and Anti-microtubule activity, anti-microtubule alkaloid agents originally derived from the periwinkle plant ''Catharanthus ...
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Ambovombe District
Ambovombe District or Ambovombe-Androy District is a district in the Androy Region, located in southeastern Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 21 communes: * Ambanisarike * Ambazoa * Ambinany, Androy, Ambinany * Ambohimalaza, Ambovombe, Ambohimalaza * Ambonaivo * Ambondro * Ambovombe-Androy, Ambovombe * Ampamata * Andalatanosy * Andraivo * Anjeky Ankilikira * Antanimora Sud * Befeno * Imanombo * Erada * Jafaro * Maroalomainty * Maroalopoty * Marovato Befeno * Sihanamaro Creation of Antanimora Sud (district) In February 2023 9 villages have asked for the creation of another district: the municipalities of Ampamata, Ambinany, Androy, Ambinany, Andraivo, Antanimora Sud, Andalatanosy, Befeno, Imanombo, Jafaro and Sihanamaro. References

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Antanimora Sud (district)
Antanimora Sud (Antanimora Atsimo) is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambovombe-Androy, which is a part of Androy Region. It is situated at the Route nationale 13, Ihosy to Tolagnaro, at 321 km from Ihosy, 203 km from Betroka, 78 km from Beraketa and 62 km from Ambovombe. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 17,000 in 2001 commune census. Antanimora Sud is served by a local airport. Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 52% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 45% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are cassava and peanuts; also maize Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ... is an im ...
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Beloha District
Beloha District is a district in the Androy Region, located in southeastern 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 ..... The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 167,650. Communes The district is further divided into eight communes: * Beloha * Kopoky * Marolinta * Tranoroa * Tranovaho * Behabobo * Mahenina Ankamena * Ambatotsivala References Districts of Androy {{Androy-geo-stub ...
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Bekily District
The Bekily District is a district in the Androy Region, located in south Madagascar. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 252,765. Communes The district is further divided into 20 communes: * Ambahita * Ambatomainty, Androy * Ambatosola * Anivorano Mitsinjo * Anja Nord * Ankaranabo Nord * Antsakoamaro * Bekitro * Bekily Centre * Belindo Mahasoa * Beraketa * Besakoa * Beteza * Bevitiky Bevitiky is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Bekily, which is a part of Androy Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 4,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is availab ... * Manakompy * Maroviro * Morafeno Bekily * Tanambao Tsirandrana * Tanandava * Tsikolaky * Vohimanga References Districts of Androy {{Madagascar-stub ...
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Bekily Airport
Bekily is a town in the region of Androy and in the former Toliara Province, Madagascar. It is situated at the Menarandra River in the South of Madagascar. An airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ... serves the town. Populated places in Atsimo-Andrefana {{Androy-geo-stub ...
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Cap Sainte Marie
Cape Sainte Marie (; ), formerly known as Cape Romain and Cape St. Mary, is the southernmost point of Madagascar. It is situated in the Androy Androy is the most southerly region of Madagascar. It covers an area of 19,540 km2, and had a population of 903,376 inhabitants in 2018. The administrative capital is Ambovombe-Androy. Area Androy (literally "the land of ''roy'' (Mimosa del ... region from Tsiombe. It is the location of the Cap Sainte-Marie Special Reserve, a nature reserve which occupies most of the cape and was created in 1962.www.parcs-madagascar.com


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Tsihombe District
Tsiombe is a municipality and a district of Androy in Madagascar. The district has an area of , and the estimated population in 2020 was 158,954. Geography This district is crossed by the Route nationale 10 and the Manambovo river. Tsihombe is located at 65 km west of Ambovombe and 45 km East of Beloha. The district of Tsiombe includes the Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar. At Cape Vohimena (Sainte Marie) there is also a wildlife reserve. This is the semi-arid region of Madagascar and the population uses to eat cactus fruit and crickets Crickets are orthopteran insects which are related to bush crickets and more distantly, to grasshoppers. In older literature, such as Imms,Imms AD, rev. Richards OW & Davies RG (1970) ''A General Textbook of Entomology'' 9th Ed. Methuen 886 ... to survive. A water-pipeline of 225 km is presently under construction if the tubes will not be embezzled. Municipalities * Anjapaly * Antaritarika * ...
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Tandroy
The Tandroy also known as Ampatres in the 17th century are a traditionally nomadic ethnic groups of Madagascar, ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the arid southern part of the island called Androy. In the 17th century however, the Tandroy emerged as a confederation of two groups ruled by the Zafimanara dynasty until major flooding caused the kingdom to disband around 1790. The difficult terrain and climate of Tandroy protected and isolated the population, sparing them from subjugation by the Kingdom of Imerina in the 19th century; later, the French Madagascar, French colonial authority also struggled to exert its influence over this population. Since independence the Tandroy have suffered prejudice and economic marginalization, prompting widespread migration and intermarriage with other ethnic groups, and leading them to play a key role in the rotaka, protests that sparked the end of President Philibert Tsiranana's administration in 1972. The Tandroy may also be called the An ...
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Antandroy
The Tandroy also known as Ampatres in the 17th century are a traditionally nomadic ethnic group of Madagascar inhabiting the arid southern part of the island called Androy. In the 17th century however, the Tandroy emerged as a confederation of two groups ruled by the Zafimanara dynasty until major flooding caused the kingdom to disband around 1790. The difficult terrain and climate of Tandroy protected and isolated the population, sparing them from subjugation by the Kingdom of Imerina in the 19th century; later, the French colonial authority also struggled to exert its influence over this population. Since independence the Tandroy have suffered prejudice and economic marginalization, prompting widespread migration and intermarriage with other ethnic groups, and leading them to play a key role in the protests that sparked the end of President Philibert Tsiranana's administration in 1972. The Tandroy may also be called the Antandroy, but it is technically redundant: ''roy'' ...
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Regions Of Madagascar
Madagascar is divided into 23 region, regions (''faritra''). These formerly second-tier administrative divisions became first-level administrative divisions when the former six Provinces of Madagascar, provinces were dissolved on 4 October 2009. Elections The last elections for the regional councils were held on 16 March 2008. See also * Subdivisions of Madagascar * Districts of Madagascar *List of regions of Madagascar by Human Development Index * List of cities in Madagascar References Sources * Population, area: ''Madagascar: Profil des marchés pour les évaluations d’urgence de la sécurité alimentaire'* (in French:Découpage Territorial - L'Express.mg
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