Ambatofinandrahana (District)

The district of Ambatofinandrahana is in the west of Amoron'i Mania

Ambatofinandrahana is a district in the region Amoron'i Mania in Madagascar . The main town of this district is Ambatofinandrahana .

geography

Ambatofinandrahana is one of four districts in the Amoron'i Mania region, in the Fianarantsoa province in the central highlands of Madagascar. The district is on average at 1500 m altitude. In Ambatofinandrahana, almost 116,000 people live on an area of ​​10,386 km².

There are nine parishes in the district:

• Ambatofinandrahana
• Ambatomifanongoa
• Ambondromisotra
• Amborompotsy
• Fenoarivo
• Itremo
• Mandrosonoro
• Mangataboahangy
• Soavina

Economy and Infrastructure

Pezzottaite from the type locality "Sakavalana" (crystal size 14 mm)

The region is rich in minerals . So far there have been around 70 registered finds (as of 2013). So could the Itremo massif among other quartz in different training variants , different apatite , beryl and tourmaline , which the mica belonging muscovite or its green variety Fuchsite and the very rare berlinite be found. The minerals are mined by locals from the region.

The Ambatofinandrahana district, more precisely the “Sakavalana” gemstone mine near Mandrosonoro , is also a type locality for the mineral pezzottaite .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative units - Madagascar ( Memento of December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Ambatofinandrahana type locality. mindat.com, accessed September 30, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Mineral Atlas - Itremo Massif. mineralienatlas.de, accessed on September 30, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Type locality Sakavalana Mine. mindat.com, accessed September 30, 2017 . 

Coordinates: 20 ° 33 '  S , 46 ° 48'  E