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Fetraomby

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Fetraomby
Fetraomby is located in Madagascar
Fetraomby
Fetraomby
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 18°35′00″S 48°55′00″E / 18.58333°S 48.91667°E / -18.58333; 48.91667
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsinanana
DistrictVohibinany (district)
Area
 • Total
320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Population
 (Census)2019
 • Total
16,894
 • Ethnicities
Betsimisaraka
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
508

Fetraomby is a village and rural commune in the Brickaville district (or: Vohibinany (district)) in Atsinanana, Madagascar.

The village can be accessed by following the Rianila River by canoe.

Economy

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The economy is based on agriculture. Rice and coffee are grown in Fetraomby.[2] The Sahamamy graphite mine has operated there since 2019.[3]

Population

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References

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  1. ^ INVENTAIRE SOCIO-ECONOMIQUE ET GEOGRAPHIQUE PAR TELEDETECTION ET S.I.G. DE LA REGION D’ANDRIANTANTELY, POUR CONTRIBUER A LA CONSERVATION DU CORRIDOR ZAHAMENA-MANTADIA.
  2. ^ Lambahoany
  3. ^ Ecofin, Agence. "Madagascar : Tirupati démarre la production de graphite à son projet Sahamamy". Agence Ecofin (in French). Retrieved 2023-01-06.