Tsihombe
Tsiombe
Faux Cap
Faux Cap
Tsihombe is located in Madagascar
Tsihombe
Tsihombe
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 25°18′S 45°29′E / 25.300°S 45.483°E / -25.300; 45.483
Country Madagascar
RegionAndroy
DistrictTsihombe
Area
 • Total3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total122,547
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
621

Tsihombe is a municipality and a district of Androy in Madagascar.[3][4]

Geography

This district is crossed by the Route nationale 10 and the Manambovo river. Tsihombe is located at 65 km west of Ambovombe and 45 km East of Beloha.[5]

The district of Tsihombe includes the Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar. At Cape Sainte Marie there is also a wildlife reserve.

This is the semi-arid region of Madagascar and the population uses to eat cactus fruit and crickets to survive.[6][7][8]

A water-pipeline of 225 km is presently under construction if the tubes will not be embezzled.[9]

Municipalities

References

  1. ↑ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ↑ DIFFICULTES ALIMENTAIRES DANS LES DISTRICTS DE BELOHA ET DE TSIHOMBE.
  3. ↑ REPOBLIKAN’I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44.
  4. ↑ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ↑ DIFFICULTES ALIMENTAIRES DANS LES DISTRICTS DE BELOHA ET DE TSIHOMBE.
  6. ↑ Crickets to the rescue
  7. ↑ Shield-backed katydids in Madagascar with the description of a new genus and three new species (Orthoptera: Ensifera: Tettigoniidae: Tettigoniinae: Arytropteridini)
  8. ↑ [https://entomofarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Cricket_powder_madagascar_nov_2019.pdf Cricket Powder Provides Valuable Nutrients for Vulnerable Populations]
  9. ↑ www.presidence.gov.mg
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