Amboasary Sud (Amboasary Atsimo) is a town in

Anosy Anosy is one of the 23 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea route running alon ...

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. It is the main town of Amboasary Sud District. It has a population of 45,989 in 2018.

Geography

It is located at the

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which since 1957 is crossed by a steel bridge of 414m was built, that was designed by Anciens Ets

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. It is situated approximately 75 km from Fort-Dauphin and 35 km from

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Economy

The economy of the town is dominated by

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plantations and 3 transforming companies.

Lakes

The Anony Lake (2 300 ha) at 17 km south from Amboasary Sud and the Ranofotsy Lake (500ha).Situation des Pêches: aux Pangalanes Est (Zone Tamatave-Andevoranto) au Lac Anony (région Fort-Dauphin)
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Sports

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(regional soccer champion 2011 & 2012) *

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(regional soccer champion 2020)

Points of interest

*The privately owned

Berenty Reserve Berenty Reserve is a small private reserve, near Amboasary Sud, Anosy. It is situated along the Mandrare River, set in the semi-arid spiny forest ecoregion of the far south of Madagascar. For more than three decades the late primatologist Aliso ...

is close to Amboasary. * Bay of Italy (''Italy'' significates ''Where there is the wind'' in Malgache language) * Anony Lake with its

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es and the caves called ''Jurassique Cirque'' (Jurassic Circus).

Infrastructures

The town is linked to Fort-Dauphin by the National road 13 (73 km).

References

Populated places in Anosy {{Anosy-geo-stub