Ambatolampy is a city (commune urbaine) in the
Vakinankaratra
Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018.
History
The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andr ...
Region
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, situated in the
Central Highlands of
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 had a population of about 28,500 in 2013.
It is the administrative capital of the
district of the same name, and is situated on
Route nationale No. 7 which runs from
Antananarivo
Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...
to
Toliara
Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in southern Madagascar. It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of the national capital Antananarivo.
The current spelling of the name ...
. Ambatolampy is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line. It is situated at 70 km South from the capital Antananarivo.
A species of
gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates. They range from .
Geckos are unique among lizards ...
, ''
Lygodactylus tolampyae
Grandidier's dwarf gecko (''Lygodactylus tolampyae'') is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar.
Etymology
The specific name, ''tolampyae'', may refer to Ambatolampy, a city in Madagascar. Grandidier g ...
'', may be named after Ambatolampy.
Economy
Ambatolampy is known for its
Aluminium
Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Al and atomic number 13. It has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. Aluminium has ...
founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this town.
The founderies also work with copper and bronze. Various workshops are specialized in recycling old metal.
Museums
The
Butterfly museum (''Musée des Papillons'') is in Ambatolampy.
Madacamp
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AmbatolampyBahnübergang.jpg, Railway crossing
AmbatolampyGrandRue.jpg, Main Street
AmbatolampyHauptstr.jpg, Main street
AmbatolampyOchsenkarren.jpg, Oxcarts
AmbatolampyWerkstatt.jpg, Recycling metal in a foundery
AmbatolampyWohnquartier.jpg, Typical residential area
See also
* Ambatolampy Solar Power Station
The Ambatolampy Solar Power Station is a 40 MW solar power plant in Madagascar. As of April 2022, it was the first grid-connected, privately-funded solar power plant in the country. The power plant, which was first commissioned in 2018, underw ...
External links
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References
Cities in Madagascar
Populated places in Vakinankaratra
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