Ihosy River

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The Ihosy River in Madagascar

The Ihosy River is a river in Fianarantsoa Province in central Madagascar. It runs down from the hills of Bekisopa, through the town of Ihosy (at 22°24′00″S46°07′00″E / 22.4°S 46.1166667°E / -22.4; 46.1166667 ), which provides the name of the river. [1]


Other passage points are Ambodiala and Ionadria. It empties in the Zomandao River

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Mangoky Basssin

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References

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