Amboasary Sud District

For other places with the same name, see Amboasary (disambiguation).

Amboasary Sud (Amboasary Atsimo) is a district located in Anosy Region, Madagascar. It has a population of 275,397 in 2020.^[2]

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Amboasary Sud District Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 25°3′S 46°23′E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Anosy
District	Amboasary Sud
Area
• Total	9,889 km2 (3,818 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	26 m (85 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	275,397
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code	603

Geography

It is located at the Mandrare River, approximately 75 km from Fort-Dauphin and 35 km from Ambovombe.

Economy

The economy of the town is dominated by sisal plantations and 3 transforming companies.^[3]

Points of interest

• The privately owned Berenty Reserve is close to Amboasary.
• Bay of Italy (Italy significates Where there is the wind in Malgache language)
• Anony Lake with its flamingoes and the caves called Jurassique Cirque (Jurassic Circus).

Communes

The district is further divided into 17 communes:

• Amboasary Sud
• Behara
• Berano Ville
• Ebelo
• Elonty
• Esira
• Ifotaka
• Mahabo
• Mahaly
• Manevy
• Maromby
• Marotsiraka
• Sampona
• Ranobe
• Tanandava Sud
• Tranomaro
• Tomboarivo
• Tsivory

Protected areas

• Berenty Reserve