Besalampy

Not to be confused with Besalampy District.

Besalampy is a rural municipality on the west coast of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Besalampy, which is a part of Melaky Region. The population of the municipality was 11331 in 2018.

Besalampy
Besalampy Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 16°45′S 44°29′E
Country	Madagascar
Region	Melaky
District	Besalampy
Elevation [1]	30 m (100 ft)
Population  (2018)Census
• Total	11,331
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code	410

Besalampy is served by a local Besalampy Airport and maritime harbour. In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town has a permanent court and hospital.^[2]

The majority 65% of the population of the municipality are farmers, while an additional 30% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. Most important export product is raffia palms.^[3] Other important crops are bananas, seeds of catechu and oranges. Additionally fishing employs 5% of the population.^[2] There is also a prawn farm in Besalampy.

History

In 2008 the municipality was destroyed by 95% by the Cyclone Fame^[4]

River

The Maningoza river has its mouth near Besalampy.^[5]

Roads

Bemarivo is crossed by the unpaved National road 19T.

Climate

Climate data for Besalampy (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	35.3 (95.5)	35.4 (95.7)	36.2 (97.2)	35.8 (96.4)	35.5 (95.9)	33.9 (93.0)	33.7 (92.7)	35.6 (96.1)	36.0 (96.8)	37.5 (99.5)	38.7 (101.7)	37.0 (98.6)	38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.3 (86.5)	30.5 (86.9)	31.3 (88.3)	31.5 (88.7)	30.7 (87.3)	29.7 (85.5)	29.1 (84.4)	29.7 (85.5)	30.8 (87.4)	31.5 (88.7)	31.8 (89.2)	31.3 (88.3)	30.7 (87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	27.4 (81.3)	27.9 (82.2)	27.7 (81.9)	26.4 (79.5)	24.9 (76.8)	24.3 (75.7)	24.9 (76.8)	26.1 (79.0)	27.2 (81.0)	28.0 (82.4)	27.9 (82.2)	26.7 (80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24.4 (75.9)	24.3 (75.7)	24.4 (75.9)	23.8 (74.8)	22.0 (71.6)	20.1 (68.2)	19.4 (66.9)	20.0 (68.0)	21.3 (70.3)	23.0 (73.4)	24.1 (75.4)	24.6 (76.3)	22.6 (72.7)
Record low °C (°F)	21.0 (69.8)	20.4 (68.7)	19.4 (66.9)	17.3 (63.1)	14.4 (57.9)	13.6 (56.5)	12.9 (55.2)	13.7 (56.7)	14.1 (57.4)	16.5 (61.7)	19.0 (66.2)	20.2 (68.4)	12.9 (55.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	445.4 (17.54)	319.9 (12.59)	162.1 (6.38)	33.2 (1.31)	4.2 (0.17)	4.5 (0.18)	0.4 (0.02)	2.7 (0.11)	3.3 (0.13)	10.9 (0.43)	51.6 (2.03)	186.1 (7.33)	1,224.3 (48.20)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.3	14.9	11.5	3.4	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.7	1.1	4.5	10.5	65.1
Source: NOAA[6]

See also

• Bemarivo Reserve at 12 km from Besalampy.
• the Maningoza Reserve is located in the district of Besalampy.
• Melaky