Ivohibe is a district in south-eastern
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 ...
. It is a part of
Ihorombe Region
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 ...
and borders the districts of
Ambalavao in north,
Vondrozo in east,
Midongy Sud in south,
Iakora in southwest and
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 ...
in west. The area is and the population was estimated to be 34,289 in 2001.
Communes
The district is further divided into six communes:
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Antambohobe
Antambohobe is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ivohibe, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,000 in the 2001 commune census.
Only primary schooling is ...
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Ivongo
Ivongo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ivohibe, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 5,000 in 2001 commune census.
Ivongo has a riverine harbour. On ...
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Ivohibe
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Maropaika
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Antaramena
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Kotipa
It is connected with Ihosy in the west, and Farafangana in the east by the largely unpaved Route nationale 27.
References and notes
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Districts of Ihorombe