Ambatolampy (Vakinankaratra)

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Ambatolampy
Ambatolampy (Madagascar)
Ambatolampy
Ambatolampy
Coordinates 19 ° 23 ′  S , 47 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 23 ′  S , 47 ° 25 ′  E
Basic data
Country Madagascar

province

Antananarivo
region Vakinankaratra
ISO 3166-2 MG-T
District Ambatolampy
height 1644 m
Residents 26,549 (2005)
Cattle market in Ambatolampy
Cattle market in Ambatolampy

Ambatolampy is a city in Madagascar . In 2005 almost 26,500 people lived in the city.

geography

The municipality is located in the district of the same name in the Vakinankaratra region in the former province of Antananarivo in central Madagascar.

The capital Antananarivo is just under 80 km north, Antsirabe just 90 km south of Ambatolampy.

climate

Ambatolampy has a subtropical mountain climate (Cwb). The annual average temperature is 15.9 ° C.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Ambatolampy
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 23.8 23.8 23.5 23.2 22.2 20.4 18.1 18.4 20.3 23.4 24.0 23.8 O 22.1
Min. Temperature (° C) 13.5 12.9 13.1 11.5 8.5 6.8 5.6 5.9 6.8 9.0 11.2 12.7 O 9.8
Temperature (° C) 18.6 18.3 18.3 17.3 15.3 13.6 11.8 12.1 13.5 16.2 17.6 18.2 O 15.9
Precipitation ( mm ) 308 267 259 76 36 16 18th 18th 21st 59 166 270 Σ 1,514
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Economy and Infrastructure

Artisanal production of spoons

The inhabitants live 53% from the cultivation of maize, rice, cassava and potatoes. 37% earn their living in the service sector and 7% from fishing. However, in Ambatolampy you can also find handcrafted aluminum kitchen appliances.

traffic

The National Route 7 runs through the city .

Web links

Commons : Ambatolampy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 2005 population estimates for cities in Madagascar. mongabay.com, accessed October 21, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Climate & weather in Ambatolampy. climate-data.org, accessed on October 21, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Census 2001. (Excel) Cornell University , December 31, 2001, accessed October 21, 2017 (French, 2.4 MB).
  4. ^ Découvrir Ambatolampy. antsirabe-tourisme.com, accessed on October 21, 2017 (French).