Ambalavao District
{{Short description|District in Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar}}
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Ambalavao District is a district{{cite web|url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/madagascar.aspx |title=GeoHive: Madagascar statistics |accessdate=2009-05-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423102413/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/madagascar.aspx |archivedate=2009-04-23 }} in central Madagascar. It covers an area of 4,798.47 km2, and had a population estimated at 209,417 in 2013.Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo. It is part of Haute Matsiatra Region. Its capital is Ambalavao.
Communes
The district is further divided into 19 communes:
Nature
- The Anja Community Reserve, situated about 13 km south of Ambalavao, is a small community-based reserve created to preserve and manage local natural resources.
- Andringitra National Park.
Geography
Ambalavao is situated at the National road 7 Fianarantsoa-Ihosy-Tuléar at 160 km from Ihosy and 56 km from Fianarantsoa.Atlas Mondial, France Loisir, page 159
An airport serves the town.
References
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{{Haute Matsiatra Region}}
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