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Tsihombe (district)

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Tsihombe
Tsiombe
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
 • Total
3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi)
Elevation150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
158,954
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
621

Tsiombe is a municipality and a district of Androy in Madagascar.[2][3] The district has an area of 3,316 km2 (1,280 sq mi), and the estimated population in 2020 was 158,954.[4]

Geography

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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 Tsiombe includes the Cape Sainte Marie, the southernmost point of Madagascar. At Cape Vohimena (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

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References

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  1. ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
  2. ^ REPOBLIKAN'I MADAGASIKARA:Tanindrazana – Fahafahana – Fandrosoana (PDF). MINISTERE DE L’AGRICULTURE, DE L’ELEVAGE ET DE LA PECHE. October 2007. pp. 42–44.
  3. ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division". citypopulation. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Madagascar: Administrative Division (Regions and Districts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  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. ^ Cricket Powder Provides Valuable Nutrients for Vulnerable Populations
  9. ^ www.presidence.gov.mg