Ambalavao
Place in Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
Coat of arms
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Ambalavao [amˌbalaˈvaw] is a city (commune urbaine) in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region. The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.
Nature
- The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13 km south of Ambalavao, is a small community-based reserve created to preserve and manage local natural resources.
- Andringitra National Park is located near this city.
Geography
Ambalavao is situated at the National road 7 Fianarantsoa-Ihosy-Tuléar at 160 km from Ihosy and 56 km from Fianarantsoa.[2]
Sights
The Bureau de la Zone Administrative is a colonial building built of tiles with a flight of outdoor stairs around 1920.[3] Saint Joseph Church is a large catholic church which was built of tiles in a neogothic style in the first quarter of the 20th century.[4]
Ambalavao is known for its silk production based on the breeding of a special species of silkworms which feeds on tapia trees.[5] A silk weaving mill can be visited in the northern part of the town.
Ambalavao is also known for the production of Antemoiro paper of the bark of Avoha bushes, a species of morus.[6] A workshop can be visited in the town centre.
A zebu market is held twice a week.
Anja Community Reserve is a sightworthy natural reserve famous for its ring-tailed lemurs.
Climate
Ambalavao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cwa).
| Climate data for Ambalavao | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.1 (71.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 19.4 (66.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 260 (10.2) | 169 (6.7) | 153 (6.0) | 27 (1.1) | 16 (0.6) | 18 (0.7) | 14 (0.6) | 15 (0.6) | 19 (0.7) | 34 (1.3) | 112 (4.4) | 234 (9.2) | 1,071 (42.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[7] | |||||||||||||
Transports
The city is served by Ambalavao Airport.
See also
- Andringitra National Park
- Anja Community Reserve
21°50′S 46°56′E / 21.833°S 46.933°E / -21.833; 46.933
Gallery
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Ambalavao main street -
Ambalavao main street -
Landscape between Ambalavao & Talata Ampano
References
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ambalavao.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambalavao.
- ^ The Commune Census of by the Ilo program of Cornell University in collaboration with FOFIFA and INSTAT
- ^ Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159
- ^ https://www.colonialarchitectureproject.org/picture?/98246/categories
- ^ https://www.colonialarchitectureproject.org/picture?/98144/categories
- ^ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 30
- ^ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 31
- ^ "Climate:Ambalavao". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
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Capital: Fianarantsoa
Total: 7 districts; 84 communes
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