Ikongo (formerly: ''Fort Canot'' ) is a town in the region of
Fitovinany
Fitovinany is a region located in southeast Madagascar. Its capital is Manakara. It is inhabited by the Antemoro people. The region border is based on the historical region of Matatana or Matitana.
It formerly belonged to the region Vatovavy-Fi ...
eastern
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 is approximately 90 km south-east of the provincial capital
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 ...
. It has a population of 36,684 inhabitants.
Rivers
The town lies at the
Sandrananta River.
Roads
Ikongo is situated on the unpaved
National Road 14 between
Ifanadiana
Ifanadiana is a town and Commune (administrative division), commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Ifanadiana District, Ifanadiana, which is a part of the region Vatovavy. The population of the commune was es ...
and
Vohipeno
Vohipeno is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vohipeno, which is a part of the region of Fitovinany. The population of the commune was 14,751 in 2018.
In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary ed ...
.
References
Populated places in Fitovinany
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