Antananarivo is a former province

Provinces of Madagascar

||Madagascar is divided into six "autonomous provinces" :#Antananarivo Province#Antsiranana Province#Fianarantsoa Province#Mahajanga Province#Toamasina Province#Toliara Province...

 of Madagascar

Madagascar

The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

 with an area of 58,283 km². It had a population of 5,370,900 (2004). Its capital was Antananarivo

Antananarivo

Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....

.

Except for Antsiranana

Antsiranana Province

Antsiranana is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 43,406 km2. It had a population of 1,188,425 . Its capital was Antsiranana. Notable is Ankarana Reserve.Antsiranana Province bordered the following provinces:...

, Antananarivo Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:

• Mahajanga
  Mahajanga Province
  Mahajanga is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 150,023 km². It had a population of 1,896,000 . Its capital was Mahajanga.Except for Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:...
  
   - north
• Toamasina
  Toamasina Province
  Toamasina is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 71,911 km². It had a population of 2,855,600 . Its capital was Toamasina, the most important seaport of the country....
  
   - east
• Fianarantsoa
  Fianarantsoa Province
  Fianarantsoa is a former province of Madagascar.*Area: 103,272 km2.*Population of 3,366,291 .*Capital: Fianarantsoa.*President: Fidy Mpanjato Rakotonarivo .One of its towns was Andohapatsakana...
  
   - south
• Toliara
  Toliara Province
  Toliara is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 161,405 km². It had a population of 2,229,550 . Its capital was Toliara...
  
   - west

Antananarivo was the only landlocked province of Madagascar.

The President (PDS - Président de la Délégation Spéciale) of the province was Emile Rakotomalala.

Administrative divisions

Analamanga Analamanga Analamanga is a region in Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and surrounding metropolitan area.Analamanga means "blue forest". It's also an older name for Antananarivo.*Capital: Antananarivo-Renivohitra.*Area: 17,445 km²*Population: 2,650,000...  region: 2. Ambohidratrimo Ambohidratrimo Ambohidratrimo is a town in Analamanga Region, Madagascar, located on what has historically been considered one of the Twelve sacred hills of Imerina.... 4. Anjozorobe Anjozorobe Anjozorobe is a large town in Analamanga Region, Madagascar, approximately 90 kilometres north-east of the capital Antananarivo.Anjozorobe is famous with its corridor and with a pilgrim city of Anosivolakely where the Virgin Maria is reported to have appeared in 1990.Anjozorobe Forest Corridor is... 5. Ankazobe Ankazobe Ankazobe is a town in Analamanga Region, Madagascar.... 6. Antananarivo Antananarivo Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana.... -Atsimondrano 7. Antananarivo Antananarivo Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana.... -Avaradrano 8. Antananarivo Antananarivo Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana.... -Renivohitra 16. Manjakandriana Manjakandriana Manjakandriana is a town in Analamanga Region, Madagascar.... Bongolava Bongolava Bongolava is a region in Madagascar.*Capital: Tsiroanomandidy*Area: 16,821 km²*Population: 235,000*Population density: 14/km²*Chief: Jean Claude Rabarijaona...  region: 15. Fenoarivobe Fenoarivobe Fenoarivobe is a town in the Bongolava region of Madagascar.... 19. Tsiroanomandidy Tsiroanomandidy Tsiroanomandidy is a city in central-western Madagascar, approximately 120 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo.Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava Region.... Itasy Itasy Itasy is a region in central Madagascar. It borders Analamanga region in northeast,Vakinankaratra in south and Bongolava in northwest. The capital of the region is Miarinarivo, and the population was estimated to be 643,000 in 2004...  region: 12. Arivonimamo Arivonimamo Arivonimamo is a city in Itasy Region, Madagascar.Arivonimamo is connected by the national road RN 1 to Antananarivo and Tsiroanomandidy . The Antananarivo international airport was there until replaced by Ivato in 1967.... 17. Miarinarivo Miarinarivo Miarinarivo is a city in Itasy Region, Madagascar.Miarinarivo is the capital of Itasy Region.... 18. Soavinandriana Soavinandriana Soavinandriana is a town in Itasy Region, Madagascar.... Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in Madagascar.*Capital: Antsirabe*Chief: Lantoniaina RabenantoandroThe region is divided into six districts and 86 communes:-Districts:*Antsirabe I*Antsirabe II*Ambatolampy District*Betafo District*Antanifotsy District...  region: 1. Ambatolampy 3. Andramasina Andramasina Andramasina is a town in Analamanga Region, Madagascar.... 9. Antanifotsy Antanifotsy Antanifotsy is a city and a district located in Vakinankaratra Region in Madagascar. It is the eighth largest city in the country, with a population of 70,626 in 2004.- References :... 10. Antsirabe Antsirabe Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar and has a population of approximately 183,000. It's the capital of the Vakinankaratra region...  Rural 11. Antsirabe Antsirabe Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar and has a population of approximately 183,000. It's the capital of the Vakinankaratra region...  Urban 13. Betafo Betafo Betafo refers to a town and surrounding district in Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar, and a village in the district of Arivonimamo, in Itasy Region. The village's inhabitants are said to be divided between descendants of andriana and descendants of former slaves . This aspect was the subject... 14. Faratsiho Faratsiho Faratsiho is a town in Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar....

External links

• Province autonome d'Antananarivo - Gouvernorat official website (not updated since 2001).