Official Name: | Zazafotsy |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ihorombe |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ihosy |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 14,062 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -22.2°N 67°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 832 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 313 |
Zazafotsy (or Zaxafotsy) is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ihosy, which is a part of Ihorombe Region. The population of the commune was 14,062 in 2018.
Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town. The majority 90% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 10% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crop is rice: other important products are peanuts and cassava.[3]
Zazafotsy is situated at the route nationale No. 7 (Fianarantsoa-Ihosy-Tuléar) at 36 km from Ihosy and 124 km from Ambalavao.[4]
At Zazafotsy (Amboarohy) there is a saphir corundum deposit and mine.[5]