Alakamisy is a town in
Fianarantsoa Province
Fianarantsoa Province is a former province of Madagascar. It has an area of 103,272 km2 and population of 3,366,291 (July 2001 estimate). Its capital was Fianarantsoa. The province along with the 5 other was abolished in 2007 in favour of cre ...
in central
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
.
Geography
Nearby towns include
Ambohimirana,
Andoharano
''Andoharano'' is a genus of African crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
it contains twelve species:
*'' Andoharano ansieae'' Zonstein & Marusik, 2015 – Namibia
*'' Andoharano decaryi'' (Fage, 1945) ...
,
Andranoraikitra,
Antsahamalaza,
Fandrianakely,
Morarano,
Tsarazaza and
Vohibolo.
Economy
There is a mine in the vicinity of the town named the Alakamisy Itenina Mine. The mine is worked in
alluvium
Alluvium (, ) is loose clay, silt, sand, or gravel that has been deposited by running water in a stream bed, on a floodplain, in an alluvial fan or beach, or in similar settings. Alluvium is also sometimes called alluvial deposit. Alluvium is ...
and was discovered in 1989 in a rice plantation.
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References
Populated places in Fianarantsoa Province
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