Ambatolampy

Place in Vakinankaratra, Madagascar

19°23′10″S 47°25′45″E / 19.38611°S 47.42917°E / -19.38611; 47.42917Country

MadagascarRegionVakinankaratraArea

• Total30 km² (10 sq mi)Elevation

1,644 m (5,394 ft)Population

(2013)

• Total28,500Postal code

104

ClimateCwb

Ambatolampy is a city (commune urbaine) in the Vakinankaratra Region, situated in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It had a population of about 28,500 in 2013.^[1]

It is the administrative capital of the district of the same name, and is situated on Route nationale No. 7 which runs from Antananarivo to Toliara. Ambatolampy is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line. It is situated at 70 km South from the capital Antananarivo.

A species of gecko, Lygodactylus tolampyae, may be named after Ambatolampy.^[2]

Economy

Ambatolampy is known for its Aluminium founderies. Most of aluminium kitchen utensils in Madagascar are produced in this town. The founderies also work with copper and bronze.^[3] Various workshops are specialized in recycling old metal.

Museums

The Butterfly museum (Musée des Papillons) is in Ambatolampy.^[4] The museum exhibits 6,000 species of insects and butterflies.

Railway crossing
Main Street
Main street
Oxcarts
Recyling metal in a foundery
Typical residential area

External links

Media related to Ambatolampy at Wikimedia Commons

References

^ Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Tolampy", p. 266).
^ jacaranda.fr
^ Madacamp