Antsirabe

This article covers the city in the Vakinankaratra region. For further meanings, see Antsirabe (disambiguation) .

Antsirabe
Coordinates	19 ° 52 ′  S , 47 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 19 ° 52 ′  S , 47 ° 2 ′  E
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Madagascar
province	Antananarivo
region	Vakinankaratra
height	1500 m
Residents	238,478 (2013)
Street scene in Antsirabe

Antsirabe (German: "where there is a lot of salt") is a city in Madagascar with 238,478 inhabitants (as of 2013). It is the capital of the Vakinankaratra region in the Antananarivo province .

The city is about 1500 meters above sea ​​level . After Fianarantsoa, ​​it is the most important center in Betsileo country. During the colonial days Antsirabe was called the Vichy of Madagascar because of its thermal springs .

Mohammed V and his son, who later became King Hassan II of Morocco , lived here in French exile in 1955 .

Economy & Transport

Antsirabe train station

Antsirabe is Madagascar's second largest industrial center. The largest textile factory in the country is located in this city. Antsirabe has an airport and is connected to the capital Antananarivo by the national road 7 and a railway line.

Town twinning

Sister cities of Antsirabe are

• Montluçon , France
• Stavanger , Norway
• Vacoas-Phoenix , Mauritius

Web links

Commons : Antsirabe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Antsirabe Tourist Office (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ gov.mu - Vacoas Phoenix ( Memento from July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )