Mampikony
Mampikony urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018.
Mampikony is located at the Route nationale 6 and served by the local Mampikony Airport. The town provides access to hospital services to its citizens.
Geography
It is situated at 84 km from Ambondromamy on the Route nationale 6 and the Mampikony River, an affluent of the Bemarivo River.
Religion
- FJKM - Fiangonan'i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara (Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar)
- FLM - Fiangonana Loterana Malagasy (Malagasy Lutheran Church)
- Roman Catholic church
- Adventist - (Adventist Church of Madagascar)
- Fiangonana APOKALIPSY (Apokalipsic Church)
Economy
Cotton and tobacco plantations. The majority 75% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and onions; also cassava is an important agricultural product. Services provide employment for 15% of the population.
A thermic central of Jirama is localized in this town.
Protected areas
- The Bongolava Forest Corridor that covers the area between Port Bergé and Mampikony.
References and notes
- ^ Estimated based on DEM data from Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
- ^ "ILO census data". Cornell University. 2002. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ Dilag-tours.ch - Mampikony
- ^ AIRE PROTEGÉE [sic] CORRIDOR FORESTIER BONGOLAVA, DISTRICTS DE MAMPIKONY ET DE PORT-BERGÉ,