Ihosy (district)

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Location of the district (red) in Madagascar

Ihosy is one of three districts in the region Ihorombe in Madagascar . The main town of this district is Ihosy .

Mining

The district is rich in minerals. So were at Ilakaka sapphire and chrysoberyl in, Zazafotsy ruby , sapphire, Heliodorus , and in Ambia spinel found. Further gemstone finds with an unspecified deposit in Ihosy are aquamarine , the chrysoberyl variety alexandrite , various garnets and tourmalines , the quartz varieties amethyst , rose quartz and smoky quartz , topaz and zircon .

geography

Ihosy is one of three districts in the Ihorombe region, in the former Fianarantsoa province in Madagascar. In 2001, almost 106,591 people lived in Ihosy on an area of ​​17,358 km². The Isalo National Park is located in the west of the district.

There are 17 parishes in the district:

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ilakaka commune. mindat.org, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Zazafotsy commune. mindat.org, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  3. ^ Ambia Commune. mindat.org, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  4. ^ Ihosy District. mindat.org, accessed October 20, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Administrative units - Madagascar ( Memento of December 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 22 ° 8 ′  S , 48 ° 0 ′  E