Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 39,556 inhabitants (2018) in

Ihorombe Ihorombe is a region in 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 ...

Region in central south

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 ...

. Ihosy is the capital of

Region, as well as of the district of

Ihosy Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 39,556 inhabitants (2018) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy District, Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important cross ...

Geography

Ihosy is an important crosspoint for the southern part of Madagascar. It is crossed by the

Route nationale 7 The Route nationale 7, or ''RN 7'', is a trunk road ( nationale) in France between Paris and the border with Italy. It was also known as ''Route des vacances'' (The Holiday Route), ''Route bleue'' (The Blue Route), and — sarcastically, dur ...

from the capital

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 ...

(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 kin ...

(191 km) 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 ...

(325 km) and startpoint of the

Route nationale 13 The N13 is a trunk road (route nationale) in France between Paris and Cherbourg. Route Paris to Évreux, km 0 to km 91 The road begins at Porte Maillot, one of former gates in western Paris, in direct alignment with the Champs-Élysées. Continu ...

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 150 ...

and

Route nationale 27 The Route nationale 27 is a highway in Normandy, north west France. It connects the city of Rouen to the port of Dieppe. Route The road starts with a junction on the Route de Dieppe ( D 6015, former N 14) in the town of Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville n ...

Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region. Location Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...

(271 km). It is located on the Ihosy River and has a regional airport: Ihosy Airport.

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 (1 ...

seated in the cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul. * FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (

Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( (FJKM); is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jean Louis Zarazaka, Clerical Vice President; Mr ...

) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (

Malagasy Lutheran Church The Malagasy Lutheran Church (, FLM; ) is one of the most important Christian churches in Madagascar, established in 1950 by the unification of 1,800 Lutheran congregations in central and southern Madagascar. The oldest of these congregations was ...

) * EEM Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar)

Points of interest

* The

Isalo National Park Isalo National Park is a National Park in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar, in the southwestern corner of the Province of Fianarantsoa. The closest town is Ranohira, and the closest cities are Toliara and Ihosy. It is a sandstone landscape that ...

is located near Ihosy and Ranohira in a distance of 80 km by the

. * The caves of Andranomilitry, 10 km from the city in direction of

Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagascar. It was created in 1964. Geography Ivohibe is in the southern part of the Andringitra Massif, in the region of the Ihorombe. The reserve covers 3 453 ha. It is situated near the village ...

- (110 km)

Roads

* National road 7 - from Fianarantsoa to Toliara. * National road 13 - from Ihosy to

Fort Dauphin Fort Dauphin may refer to: ;Canada * Fort Dauphin (Manitoba), in Manitoba * Fort Dauphin (Nova Scotia), in Nova Scotia ;Haiti * Fort-Liberté Fort-Liberté (; ) is a List of communes of Haiti, commune and administrative capital of the Nord-Est ...

* National road 27 - from Ihosy to

(272 km, unpaved)

Energy

Ihorombe has only one power station: a hydroelectric plant of 700 kv that serves the cities of

Ambia Ambia may refer to : Places and jurisdictions in Africa * Ambia (Mauretania), an ancient former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see * Ambia, Ihosy, Madagascar, a town * Ambia, Mahabo, Madagascar, a town Places and jurisdictions els ...

Ankily Ankily is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. Only primary schooling is available. The majority 74% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% re ...

, Ihosy and Sahambano. mef.gov.mg
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References

Populated places in Ihorombe Regional capitals in Madagascar {{Ihorombe-geo-stub