Ambovombe-Androy
Ambovombe-Androy , or just Ambovombe, is a city in the far south of Madagascar, and the capital of the Androy region.
Ambovombe has now acquired city status with an officially estimated population in 2018 of 114,230.
Ambovombe-Androy Ambovombe | |
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  Ambovombe-Androy Location in Madagascar | |
| Coordinates: 25°10′35″S 46°05′00″E / 25.17639°S 46.08333°E | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Androy |
| District | Ambovombe-Androy |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 114,230 |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| postal code | 604 |
The city is connected by the Route nationale 13 with Taolagnaro (110 km) to the east. The RN 13 also leads north to Ihosy (383 km), and the Route nationale 10 north-west to Toliara, but these roads are in bad condition.
Agriculture
There are commercial sisal plantations near this town.
Catharanthus roseus is endemic to this region of southern Madagascar and is produced on farms around Ambovombe-Androy and Fort Dauphin. The plant is exported from this area and then used as a natural source of the alkaloids used to make vincristine, vinblastine and other vinca alkaloid cancer drugs.
References
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