Ambatolampy is a
district
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in
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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, in
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. The district has a total population estimated at 299,512 in 2018. The seat of the district administration is the town of
Ambatolampy.
It is situated at 70 km South from the capital
Antananarivo
Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...
.
Communes
The district is further divided into 19 communes:
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Ambatolampy
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Ambatondrakalavao
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Ambodifarihy Fenomanana
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Ambohipihaonana
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Andranovelona
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Andravola Vohipeno
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Andriambilany
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Antakasina
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Antanamalaza
Antanamalaza is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatolampy, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 12,000 in 2001 commune census.
Primary and jun ...
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Antanimasaka
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Antsampandrano
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Behenjy
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Belambo
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Manjakatompo
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Morarano
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Sabotsy Namatoana
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Tsiafajavona Ankaratra
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Tsinjoarivo
Tsinjoarivo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Fenoarivobe, which is a part of Bongolava Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 27,934 in 2018.TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA PO ...
Economy
Ambatolampy is known for its
Aluminium
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founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this region.
The founderies also work with copper and bronze.
Museums
In Ambatolampy, route de Tsinjoarivo, is situated the
Butterfly museum (''Musée des Papillons)'' that exhibits 6000 species of insects and butterflies''.
Musée des Papillons
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References
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Districts of Vakinankaratra