Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 283,047 inhabitants (2015) in

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 ...

Region in central south

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

. Ihosy is the capital of

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 The Route nationale 7, or ''RN 7'', is a trunk road (Route Nationale (France), nationale) in France between Paris and the border with Italy. It was also known as ''Route des vacances'' (The Holiday Route), ''Route bleue'' (The Blue Route), and &md ...

from the capital

Antananarivo Antananarivo (French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("An ...

(600 km) (- Fianarantsoa (191 km) to

Toliara Toliara (also known as ''Toliary'', ; formerly ''Tuléar'') is a city in Madagascar. It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of national capital Antananarivo. The current spelling of the name was adopted ...

(325 km) and startpoint of the

Route nationale 13 The N13 is a trunk road (route nationale) in France between Paris and Cherbourg. Route Paris to Évreux, km 0 to km 91 The road begins at Porte Maillot, one of former gates in western Paris, in direct alignment with the Champs-Élysées. Contin ...

to Tolagnaro and

Route nationale 27 The Route nationale 27 is a highway in Normandy, north west France. It connects the city of Rouen to the port of Dieppe. Route The road starts with a junction on the Route de Dieppe ( D 6015, former N 14) in the town of Notre-Dame-de-Bondeville ...

Farafangana Farafangana is a city (commune urbaine) on the south-east coast of Madagascar and capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region. Location Farafangana is the capital of the region Atsimo-Atsinanana located approximately 400 kilometres south of the c ...

(271 km). It is located on the

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 so ...

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 The Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar ( mg, Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara; FJKM) is the second-largest Christian denomination in Madagascar. The current officers include the Rev. Ammi Irako Andriamahazosoa, President; the Rev. Jea ...

) * FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (

Malagasy Lutheran Church The Malagasy Lutheran Church (in Malagasy it is known as FLM: ''Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy'') is one of the most important Christian churches in Madagascar, established in 1950 by the unification of 1,800 Lutheran congregations in central and so ...

) * EEM Eklesia Episkopaly Malagasy (Anglican Church of Madagascar)

Points of interest

* The

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 th ...

is located near Ihosy and

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 a ...

in a distance of 80 km by the

. * The caves of Andranomilitry, 10 km from the city in direction of

Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve Pic d'Ivohibe Reserve is a wildlife reserve of Madagascar. It was created in 1964. Geography Ivohibe is in the southern part of the Andringitra Massif, in the region of the Ihorombe. The reserve covers 3 453 ha. It is situated near the village ...

- (110 km)

Roads

* National road 7 - from Fianarantsoa to Toliara. * National road 13 - from Ihosy to Fort Dauphin * National road 27 - from Ihosy to

(272 km, unpaved)

References

Populated places in Ihorombe Regional capitals in Madagascar {{Ihorombe-geo-stub