Ambatolampy
Ambatolampy | |
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Ambatolampy skyline | |
![]() Map of Antananarivo Province showing the location of Ambatolampy | |
Coordinates: 19°23′10″S 47°25′45″E / 19.38611°S 47.42917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Vakinankaratra |
Area | |
• Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,644 m (5,394 ft) |
Population (2013) | |
• Total | 28,500 |
Postal code | 104 |
Climate | Cwb |
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Ambatolampy is a city (commune urbaine) in the Vakinankaratra Region, situated in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It had a population of about 28,500 in 2013.[1]
It is the administrative capital of the district of the same name, and is situated on Route nationale No. 7 which runs from Antananarivo to Toliara. Ambatolampy is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line. It is situated at 70 km South from the capital Antananarivo.
A species of gecko, Lygodactylus tolampyae, may be named after Ambatolampy.[2]
Economy
[edit]Ambatolampy is known for its Aluminium founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this town. The founderies also work with copper and bronze.[3] Various workshops are specialized in recycling old metal.
Museums
[edit]The Butterfly museum (Musée des Papillons) is in Ambatolampy.[4] The museum exhibits 6,000 species of insects and butterflies.
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Railway crossing
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Main Street
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Main street
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Oxcarts
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Recycling metal in a foundery
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Typical residential area
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Ambatolampy at Wikimedia Commons
References
[edit]- ^ Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Tolampy", p. 266).
- ^ jacaranda.fr
- ^ Madacamp