Ambatolampy
Ambatolampy is a city (commune urbaine) in the Vakinankaratra Region, situated in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It had a population of about 28,500 in 2013.[1]
Ambatolampy | |
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 Ambatolampy skyline | |
 Map of Antananarivo Province showing the location of Ambatolampy | |
  Ambatolampy Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 19°23′10″S 47°25′45″E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Vakinankaratra |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 28,500 |
| Climate | Cwb |
Zebu market in Ambatolampy
It is the administrative capital of the district of the same name, and is situated on Route nationale No. 7 which runs from Antananarivo to Toliara. Ambatolampy is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line.
A regional centre for distance education (CRTE) of the Centre National de Télé-Enseignement de Madagascar (CNETMAD) is located in Ambatolampy.
A species of gecko, Lygodactylus tolampyae, may be named after Ambatolampy.[2]
References
- Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Tolampy", p. 266).
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