Ikalamavony

Ikalamavony lies among the hills west of the Betsileo highlands in south-central Madagascar. The Matsiatra and Mananantanana rivers cross the surrounding country on their way toward the western drainage of the island. Betsileo communities inhabit these uplands alongside their Bara neighbours. In the highlands farther east, cultivated valleys and terraced rice fields are a characteristic feature of the landscape, contrasting with the broader river country to the west.