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In Ambatolampy is found the [[Butterfly museum (Madagascar)|Butterfly museum]] (''Musée des Papillons'').<ref>[https://www.madacamp.com/Le_Musée_des_Papillons Madacamp]</ref> |
In Ambatolampy is found the [[Butterfly museum (Madagascar)|Butterfly museum]] (''Musée des Papillons'').<ref>[https://www.madacamp.com/Le_Musée_des_Papillons Madacamp]</ref> The museum exhibits 6000 species of insects and butterflies. |
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Revision as of 05:34, 23 April 2022
Ambatolampy | |
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 Ambatolampy skyline | |
 Map of Antananarivo Province showing the location of Ambatolampy | |
  Ambatolampy Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 19°23′10″S 47°25′45″E / 19.38611°S 47.42917°E | |
| Land |  Madagaskar |
| Region | Vakinankaratra |
| Elevation | 1,644 m (5,394 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 28,500 |
| Postal code | 104 |
| Climate | Cwb |
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.
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]
=Museums
In Ambatolampy is found the Butterfly museum (Musée des Papillons).[4] The museum exhibits 6000 species of insects and butterflies.
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
Capital: Antsirabe | ||
| Ambatolampy (19) |  | |
| Antanifotsy (14) | ||
| Antsirabe I (1) | ||
| Antsirabe II (20) | ||
| Betafo (18) | ||
| Faratsiho (9) | ||
| Mandoto (9) | ||
7 districts; 89 communes | ||
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