Ilakaka
Ilakaka is a small town in Ihorombe Region in the south western part of Madagascar. In the early 1990s there were only about 40 residents in the area. After the discovery of one of Earth's largest known alluvial sapphire deposits in the valley of the Ilakaka river in 1998, the population had boomed to nearly 60,000 in 2005.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Town
- Description: town in Madagascar
- Also known as: “Andohanilakaka”
Ilakaka
- Categories: commune of Madagascar and locality
- Location: Ankiliabo Malio, Ranohira, Ihosy District, Ihorombe, Madagascar, East African Islands, Africa
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Latitude
-22.70038° or 22° 42′ 1″ southLongitude
45.21474° or 45° 12′ 53″ eastElevation
794 metres (2,605 feet)Open location code
5H9776X7+RVOpenStreetMap ID
node 316844748OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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