Tsihombe (or: Tsiombe) is a municipality in
Androy
Androy is the most southerly Regions of Madagascar, region of Madagascar. It covers an area of 19,540 km2, and had a population of 903,376 inhabitants in 2018. The administrative capital is Ambovombe-Androy, and the chief administrator is Mic ...
Region,
Madagascar
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. It is situated at the
Manambovo River and the
Route nationale 10
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Reclassification
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and about 30 km north of the southernmost point of the island,
Tanjona Vohimena (Cape Sainte Marie).
Although the majority of the population are primarily adherents of Christianity and traditional beliefs, Tsihombe is the only town in the Androy region of Madagascar that has a mosque and a permanent Imam, although tensions between religious communities are low.
Roads
Tsihombe is crossed by the
National road 10 that is largely unpaved.
References
Populated places in Androy
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