Itasy is a region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast, Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was 897,962 in 2018.[2] It is the smallest of all the 22 regions in area with 6,993 km2 (2,700 sq mi), and is the most densely populated region after Analamanga.[4]
The region of Itasy is named after Lake Itasy, the fourth largest lake in Madagascar. The lake is in Ampefy, 120 km from the capital city of Antananarivo.
Tourismedit
According to the ONTM (Office National de Tourism de Madagascar), more 60% of domestic tourists from the capital city use this as their short-stay holiday destination each year. However, this still amounts to less than 200 tourists per day, or up to 1200 tourists per day on national holidays. Ampefy, by lake Itasy, is the main tourist town.
Tourist sightsedit
The waterfalls of the Lily
The region is famous for several features:
Lake Itasy, which is a source of livelihood for 3000 fisherman, with over 100 small canoes out daily;
The monument of the Virgin Mary, on the edge of the lake, marking the very centre of the country;
The isle of the Lake Itasy King, with a stone circle;
The two Lily Waterfalls, of which the first is 16 m high by 35 m wide and the second over 22 m high, but not as wide;
The Analavory Chute, which is over 20 m high;
Over 20 small lakes;
Boating and trekking experiences;
The Analavory geysers, which are coldwater geysers that occasionally reach a height of nearly 3 m and have formed high travertine mounds;
An ancient double-moated hillfort which can be seen near the town of Soavinandriana;
Substantial numbers of huge extinct volcanic craters, some with crater lakes; and
Lemurs' Park, which is seen at PK 22 (22 km) en route to Lake Itasy from the capital city.
Agricultureedit
Base of the economy is agriculture. Main crops and their size of cultivation (ha) are:
^ ab(PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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^Ralison, Eliane; Goossens, Frans. (PDF) (in French). Programme Alimentaire Mondial, Service de l’Evaluation des besoins d’urgence (ODAN). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
itasy, region, itasy, region, central, madagascar, borders, analamanga, region, northeast, vakinankaratra, south, bongolava, northwest, capital, region, miarinarivo, population, 2018, smallest, regions, area, with, most, densely, populated, region, after, anal. Itasy is a region in central Madagascar It borders Analamanga region in northeast Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest The capital of the region is Miarinarivo and the population was 897 962 in 2018 2 It is the smallest of all the 22 regions in area with 6 993 km2 2 700 sq mi and is the most densely populated region after Analamanga 4 Itasy RegionRegionAnalavory geyer near AmpefyCoat of armsLocation in MadagascarCountry MadagascarCapitalMiarinarivoGovernment 1 GouvernorSolofonirina Maherizo AndriamananaArea Total6 993 km2 2 700 sq mi Population 2018 2 Total897 962 Density130 km2 330 sq mi EthnicitiesMerinaTime zoneUTC3 EAT HDI 2018 0 520 3 low 11th of 22 Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 Infrastructure 2 1 Airport 2 2 Roads 3 Bodies of water 3 1 Lake Itasy 4 Tourism 4 1 Tourist sights 5 Agriculture 6 See also 7 ReferencesAdministrative divisions editItasy Region is divided into three districts which are sub divided into 51 communes Arivonimamo District 22 communes Miarinarivo District 12 communes Soavinandriana District 15 communesInfrastructure editAirport edit Arivonimamo Airbase Roads edit The National road 1 National road 1bis and National road 43 cross this region Bodies of water editThere are 58 rivers in Itasy 21 rivers flow in Miarinarivo District 17 rivers in Arivonimamo District and 20 in Soavinandriana District 3 500 ha are covered by lakes there are 40 lakes in Miarinarivo 9 in Soavinandriana and 2 in Arivonimamo 5 Lake Itasy edit The region of Itasy is named after Lake Itasy the fourth largest lake in Madagascar The lake is in Ampefy 120 km from the capital city of Antananarivo Tourism editAccording to the ONTM Office National de Tourism de Madagascar more 60 of domestic tourists from the capital city use this as their short stay holiday destination each year However this still amounts to less than 200 tourists per day or up to 1200 tourists per day on national holidays Ampefy by lake Itasy is the main tourist town Tourist sights edit nbsp The waterfalls of the Lily The region is famous for several features Lake Itasy which is a source of livelihood for 3000 fisherman with over 100 small canoes out daily The monument of the Virgin Mary on the edge of the lake marking the very centre of the country The isle of the Lake Itasy King with a stone circle The two Lily Waterfalls of which the first is 16 m high by 35 m wide and the second over 22 m high but not as wide The Analavory Chute which is over 20 m high Over 20 small lakes Boating and trekking experiences The Analavory geysers which are coldwater geysers that occasionally reach a height of nearly 3 m and have formed high travertine mounds An ancient double moated hillfort which can be seen near the town of Soavinandriana Substantial numbers of huge extinct volcanic craters some with crater lakes and Lemurs Park which is seen at PK 22 22 km en route to Lake Itasy from the capital city Agriculture editBase of the economy is agriculture Main crops and their size of cultivation ha are Rice 66000 ha Peanut 37279 ha Maize 37279 ha Manioc 22872 ha Beans 12204 ha Potatoes 9211 ha Bambara groundnut 4836 ha Tomatoes 4168 ha Sweet potatoes 1377 ha Ananas 3135 ha sugar cane 222ha There is also cattle breeding Itasy produces 2 7 of the zebu bread in Madagascar and 4 9 of the porc that is raised in Madagascar 6 See also edit nbsp Madagascar portal nbsp Geography portal nbsp Politics portal Antananarivo ProvinceReferences edit EDBM a b Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L Habitation RGPH 3 Resultats Provisoires PDF Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar Archived from the original PDF on November 18 2020 Retrieved May 23 2020 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Retrieved 2018 09 13 Ralison Eliane Goossens Frans Madagascar Profil des marches pour les evaluations d urgence de la securite alimentaire PDF in French Programme Alimentaire Mondial Service de l Evaluation des besoins d urgence ODAN Archived from the original PDF on 2007 09 26 Retrieved 2008 03 01 Guide Region Itasy Guide Region Itasy 19 00 00 S 46 46 00 E 19 S 46 7667 E 19 46 7667 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Itasy Region amp oldid 1208816078, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
