Ambositra
Ambositra | |
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Coordinates: 20°31′0″S 47°15′0″E / 20.51667°S 47.25000°E | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Amoron'i Mania |
District | Ambositra |
Area | |
• Total | 15.2 km2 (5.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,342 m (4,403 ft) |
Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 41,078 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi) |
Postal code | 306 |
Ambositra [amˈbusʲʈʂə̥] is a city (commune urbaine) in central Madagascar.
Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District.
Geography
It is situated at the
. It is situated 255 km south of the country's capital Antananarivo.Rivers
Ambositra is situated at the Isaha River, an affluent of the Mania.
Religion
The
Arts and Crafts
Ambositra is the centre of Madagascar's' wood-carving industry due to the presence of the
Sights
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Cathédrale du Cœur Immaculé de Marie) on the Rue de Commerce street, is one of the largest churches in Madagascar. It was built in the first quarter of the 20th century.[2] Various colonial houses with carved wooden balconies are preserved in the city centre.[3] A memorial from 1947 dedicated to the victims of the Malagasy Uprising is located on the Rue de Commerce close to the representative Grand Hotel dating from 1912.[4] Nuns sell cheese, honey and jam in a red-brick Benedictine Monastery founded in 1934.[5]
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Typical street scene in Ambositra
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Market scene in Ambositra
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
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Monument of Malagasy Uprising (1947)
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Colonial architecture: Grand Hotel
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Colonial architecture
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Woodworking plant
References
- ^ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 16, no date.
- ^ https://www.colonialarchitectureproject.org/picture?/100572/tags/32-cathedral
- ^ Carambole éditions: Guide de la Route nationale 7, p. 29, no date.
- ^ Heiko Hooge: Madagaskar, p.67. Ostfildern 2023
- ^ Antony Ham et al.: Madagascar, p. 69. Lonely Planet 2020
20°31′S 47°15′E / 20.517°S 47.250°E