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Ihosy
Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important crosspoint for the southern part of Madagascar. It is crossed by the Route nationale 7 from the capital Antananarivo (600 km) (- Fianarantsoa (191 km) to Toliara (325 km) and startpoint of the Route nationale 13 to Tolagnaro and Route nationale 27 to Farafangana (271 km). It is located on the Ihosy River and has a regional airport: Ihosy Airport. Religion * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy seated in the cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul. * FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (Malagasy Lutheran Church) * EEM Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar) Points of interest * The Isalo National Park is located near Ihosy and Ranohira in a distance of 80 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihosy Airport
Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important crosspoint for the southern part of Madagascar. It is crossed by the Route nationale 7 from the capital Antananarivo (600 km) (- Fianarantsoa (191 km) to Toliara (325 km) and startpoint of the Route nationale 13 to Tolagnaro and Route nationale 27 to Farafangana (271 km). It is located on the Ihosy River and has a regional airport: Ihosy Airport. Religion * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy seated in the cathedral of St. Vincent de Paul. * FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (Malagasy Lutheran Church) * EEM Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar) Points of interest * The Isalo National Park is located near Ihosy and Ranohira in a distance of 80 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihosy District
Ihosy is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It is a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ikalamavony in north, Ambalavao in northeast, Ivohibe in east, Iakora in southeast, Betroka in south, Benenitra in southwest, Sakaraha and Ankazoabo Sud in west and Beroraha in the South West. The area is and the population was 292,880 in 2018. Communes The district is further divided into 20 communes: * Ambatolahy * Ambia * Analaliry * Analavoka * Andiolava * Andohan'ilakaka * Ankily * Antsoha * Ihosy * Ilakaka * Irina Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of pe ... * Mahasoa * Menamaty Iloto * Ranohira * Sahambano * Sakalalina * Satrokala * Soamatasy * Tolohomiady * Zazafotsy References Districts of Ihorombe {{Ihorombe-geo-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihosy District
Ihosy is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It is a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ikalamavony in north, Ambalavao in northeast, Ivohibe in east, Iakora in southeast, Betroka in south, Benenitra in southwest, Sakaraha and Ankazoabo Sud in west and Beroraha in the South West. The area is and the population was 292,880 in 2018. Communes The district is further divided into 20 communes: * Ambatolahy * Ambia * Analaliry * Analavoka * Andiolava * Andohan'ilakaka * Ankily * Antsoha * Ihosy * Ilakaka * Irina * Mahasoa * Menamaty Iloto * Ranohira * Sahambano * Sakalalina * Satrokala Satrokala is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary schooling is avail ... * Soamatasy * Tolohomiady * Zazafotsy References Districts of Ihorombe {{Ihorombe-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ihorombe
Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was 418,520 in 2018. The area of Ihorombe is and it has one of the lowest population densities of the Malagasy regions. Sports * FC Ihosy (football) Administrative divisions Ihorombe Region is divided into three districts, which are sub-divided into 31 communes. * Iakora District - 5 communes * Ihosy District Ihosy is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It is a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ikalamavony in north, Ambalavao in northeast, Ivohibe in east, Iakora in southeast, Betroka in south, Benenitra in southwest, Sa ... - 20 communes * Ivohibe District - 6 communes Transport Airport * Ihosy Airport Protected Areas *Part of Fandriana-Vondrozo Corridor * Isalo National Park * Part of Kalambatritra Reserve * Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranohira
Ranohira is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was 16,041 in 2018 Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. It is also a site of industrial-scale mining. The majority 85% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice, while other important products are peanuts and cassava. Services provide employment for 5% of the population. There is a small supermarket in the town and a hotel typically used by tourists visiting Isalo National Park. Geography Ranohira is situated on the route nationale No. 7 from Tuléar to Fianarantsoa in the South-West of Madagascar. The next cities are Ilakaka Ilakaka is a small town in Ihorombe Region in the south western part of Madagascar. In the early 1990s there were only about 40 residents in the area. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Ihosy
The Diocese of Ihosy is a Roman Catholic Diocese under the Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar. It is based in the town of Ihosy and was erected on 13 April 1967. It performs the Latin Rite. The Diocese covers approximately 40,990 km (15,832 sq. miles). As of 2004, the diocese population was about 310,000, with 18.1% Catholic. 36 priests were in the Diocese for a ratio of 1,560 Catholics for every 1 Priest. Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. has been the bishop of the Diocese since July 2011. Ordinaries * Luigi Dusio, C.M. (13 Apr 1967 - 2 Nov 1970) *Jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra jean-Guy Rakodondravahatra (born 1934 in Tsarahonenana) was a Malagasy clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy. He was appointed bishop in 1972. He died in 1996.https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dihos.html CH See ..., M.S. (25 Mar 1972 - 21 Sep 1996) * Philippe Ranaivomanana (2 Jan 1999 - 13 Nov 2009), appointed Bishop of Antsirabé * Fulgence Razakarivony, M.S. (16 Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Nationale 13 (Madagascar)
Route nationale 13 (RN 13) is a primary highway in Madagascar of 493 km, running from Ihosy to Tolagnaro (Fort-Dauphin). It crosses the regions of Ihorombe, Androy and Anosy. It is completely unpaved between Ihosy and Ambovombe, paved but in bad shape between Ambovombe and Tolagnaro. It was planned to pave the section between Ihosy and Ambovombe from 2009 on with funding by the European Union but this project was stopped due to the political take over of Andry Rajoelina and the 2009 Malagasy political crisis. - 25 April 2013 Selected locations on route (north to south) * |
Ihosy River
The Ihosy River is a river in Fianarantsoa Province in central Madagascar. It runs down from the hills of Bekisopa, through the town of Ihosy Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important crosspoint for ... (at ), which provides the name of the river. Other passage points are Ambodiala and Ionadria. It empties in the Zomandao River References Fianarantsoa Province Rivers of Madagascar Rivers of Ihorombe {{Madagascar-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Nationale 7 (Madagascar)
''Route nationale 7 '' (''RN7'') is a primary highway in Madagascar running 980km from the capital Antananarivo to Tulear at the south-west coast of the country. It crosses the regions of Analamanga, Vakinankaratra, Amoron'i Mania, Haute Matsiatra, Ihorombe, and Atsimo-Andrefana. This is one of the most important roads of the country and relatively well maintained. Selected locations on route (north to south) *Antananarivo *junction with RN43 * Ambatolampy (69 km) *Antsirabe (170 km) - (junction with RN34 to Miandrivazo and Malaimbandy) * Ambositra - (junction with RN35 to Malaimbandy and Morondava) *Ambohimahasoa - (junction with RN25 to Mananjary) *Fianarantsoa (412 km) - ( Ranomafana National Park) *Ambalavao (462 km) - ( Andringitra National Park) *Anja Community Reserve *Zazafotsy (586 km) *Ihosy - (604 km) (junction with RN27 to Farafangana) *Ihosy - (junction with RN13 to Betroka and Tolanaro (Fort-Dauphin) * Caves of Andranomilitry - (10 km from Ihosy) *R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isalo National Park
Isalo National Park is a National Park in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar, in the southwestern corner of the Province of Fianarantsoa. The closest town is Ranohira, and the closest cities are Toliara and Ihosy. It is a sandstone landscape that has been dissected by wind and water erosion into rocky outcrops, plateaus, extensive plains and up to deep canyons. There are permanent rivers and streams as well as many seasonal watercourses. Elevation varies between . History and significance Isalo National Park was created in 1962 and has been administered by the Madagascar National Parks authority since 1997. The Bara people have traditionally inhabited this area, a nomadic people subsisting on cattle (zebu) farming. There are burial sites of the Bara people and some older burial sites of the Sakalava. Isalo is primarily within the dry deciduous forests ecoregion, an ecoregion in which natural vegetation has been reduced by almost 40% of its original extent. It also includes l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route Nationale 27 (Madagascar)
Route nationale 27 (RN 27) is a secondary highway in Madagascar of 275 km, running from Ihosy to Farafangana. It crosses the regions of Ihorombe and Atsimo-Atsinanana. Selected locations on route (west to east) *Ihosy - intersection with Route nationale 7 *Ivohibe (110 km) **Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve **Forrests of Fandriana-Vondrozo * Vondrozo (206 km) * Sahafatra *Farafangana (272 km) - intersection with Route nationale 12 See also * List of roads in Madagascar *Transport in Madagascar Paved and unpaved roadways, as well as railways, provide the main forms of transport in Madagascar. Madagascar has approximately of paved roads and 836 km of rail lines. In 2010, Madagascar had of navigable waterways. Railways In 2018, Madagas ... References {{reflist Roads in Ihorombe Roads in Atsimo-Atsinanana Roads in Madagascar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Madagascar
Districts are second-level administrative divisions of Madagascar below the regions. There are 114 districts in Madagascar. Districts are in their turn divided into communes; while some of the districts in urban areas (such as the City districts of Antananarivo, Antsirabe I, Antsiranana I, Fianarantsoa I, Toamasina I and Toliara I) and offshore islands (such as the districts of Nosy Be and Nosy Boraha) each consist of only one commune, most of the districts are divided typically into 5–20 communes. List of districts * Note that Isandra, Lalangina and Vohibato Districts previously formed Fianarantsoa II District (within Haute Matsiatra Region) which has now been split into these three new districts. Another new district was formed by the splitting off of the new Mandoto District from Betafo District (within Vakinankaratra Region). See also * Subdivisions of Madagascar * Provinces of Madagascar * Regions of Madagascar Madagascar is divided into 23 region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
