Ampefy

- 19.042346.7337Koordinaten: 19 ° 3 ' S, 46 ° 44'

Ampefy is a city in the central highlands of Madagascar. It lies on Lac Kavitaha, near the Lac Itasy, the third largest with an area of ​​3,500 ha lake in the country, at 1288 m above sea level. NN. The two lakes are connected by the fish-rich river Lily, which forms near Ampefy several waterfalls ( 4 to 23 m).

Geography

The inhabitants do farming on fertile, volcanic soil (rice, pineapples, avocados ), live from fishing and some tourist facilities. Ampefy has a very rural character and is surrounded by terraced rice paddies, fields, many hills and craters of extinct volcanoes.

It is 100 kilometers west of the capital Antananarivo and can be reached from there on well-paved roads in just three hours drive ( 130 km distance).

In Ampefy it is very warm throughout the year, summer is often rainy.

Attractions

Around Ampefy there are some points of interest, such as a crater, a geyser ( Analavory ) and the Chute de Lily - a sacred place for all Malagasy people who wash here at the waterfall.

  • Location in Madagascar
  • Itasy
  • Place in Africa
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