Ambatolampy

Ambatolampy
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
Area
• Total	30 km^2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	1,644 m (5,394 ft)
Population  (2013)
• Total	28,500
Postal code	104
Climate	Cwb

Zebu market in 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]

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. It is situated at 70 km South from the capital Antananarivo.

A species of gecko, Lygodactylus tolampyae, may be named after Ambatolampy.^[2]

Economy

Ambatolampy is known for its Aluminium founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this town. The founderies also work with copper and bronze.^[3] Various workshops are specialized in recycling old metal.

Museums

The Butterfly museum (Musée des Papillons) is in Ambatolampy.^[4] The museum exhibits 6,000 species of insects and butterflies.

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  Railway crossing
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  Main Street
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  Main street
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  Oxcarts
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  Recycling metal in a foundery
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  Typical residential area

See also

• Ambatolampy Solar Power Station

External links

• Media related to Ambatolampy at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.
2. 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).
3. jacaranda.fr
4. Madacamp