Ambalavao
The town centre of Ambalavao as of November 2007
The town centre of Ambalavao as of November 2007
Coat of arms of Ambalavao
Coat of arms
Ambalavao is located in Madagascar
Ambalavao
Ambalavao
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°50′S 46°56′E / 21.833°S 46.933°E / -21.833; 46.933
Country Madagascar
ProvinceHaute Matsiatra
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total30,000
 • Ethnicities
Betsileo
Postal code
303
ClimateCwa

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

Geography

Ambalavao is situated at the National road 7 Fianarantsoa-Ihosy-Tuléar at 160 km from Ihosy and 56 km from Fianarantsoa.[2] An airport serves the town.

Sights

St. Joseph Church
Silk weaving mill

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
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

21°50′S 46°56′E / 21.833°S 46.933°E / -21.833; 46.933

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ambalavao.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambalavao.
  1. ↑ The Commune Census of by the Ilo program of Cornell University in collaboration with FOFIFA and INSTAT
  2. ↑ Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159
  3. ↑ https://www.colonialarchitectureproject.org/picture?/98246/categories
  4. ↑ https://www.colonialarchitectureproject.org/picture?/98144/categories
  5. ↑ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 30
  6. ↑ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 31
  7. ↑ "Climate:Ambalavao". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.


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