Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was 418,520 in 2018. The area of Ihorombe is and ...
Region in central south
Madagascar.
Ihosy is the capital of
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was 418,520 in 2018. The area of Ihorombe is and ...
Region, as well as of the district of
Ihosy.
Geography
Ihosy is an important crosspoint for the southern part of Madagascar.
It is crossed by the
Route nationale 7 from the capital
Antananarivo (600 km) (-
Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region.
History
It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo king ...
(191 km) to
Toliara (325 km) and startpoint of the
Route nationale 13 to
Tolagnaro
Fort-Dauphin (Malagasy Tolagnaro or Taolagnaro) is a city (''commune urbaine'') on the southeast coast of Madagascar. It is the capital of the Anosy Region and of the Taolagnaro District. It has been a port of local importance since the early 1500 ...
and
Route nationale 27 to
Farafangana (271 km). It is located on the
Ihosy River and has a regional airport:
Ihosy Airport
Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar.
Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy.
Geography
Ihosy is an important crosspoint for th ...
.
Religion
*
Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy
The Diocese of Ihosy is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ihosy and was erected on 13 April 1967. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately 40,990 km (15 ...
seated in the cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul.
* FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (
Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar)
* FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (
Malagasy Lutheran Church)
* EEM Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar)
Points of interest
* The
Isalo National Park is located near Ihosy and
Ranohira in a distance of 80 km by the
Route nationale 7 .
* The caves of Andranomilitry, 10 km from the city in direction of
Toliara
*
Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve - (110 km)
Roads
*
National road 7 - from Fianarantsoa to Toliara.
*
National road 13 - from Ihosy to
Fort Dauphin
*
National road 27 - from Ihosy to
Farafangana (272 km, unpaved)
References
Populated places in Ihorombe
Regional capitals in Madagascar
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