Antsirabe
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Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar
and has a population of approximately 183,000. It's the capital of the Vakinankaratra
region. The elevation is about 1500 m (4,921.3 ft), so the climate is rather cool while in Madagascar mainland and Africa is usually warm
Antsirabe is the home of Tiko (milk and other food products), Star Brasseries (beverages), Cotona (textiles) and Kobama (grain).
The city is at the end of the TA (Tananarive-Antsirabe) railway, currently only with freight trains. The line has been extended southwards through Vinaninkarena, but the extension is not used. National road 7 connects the city to Antananarivo (North), Fianarantsoa and Toliara (South).
There are warm springs and a thermal bath, which was especially famous in the 19th century.
The city was founded by a Norwegian
missionary to serve as a retreat center because of the climate. The name of the city translates into "the place of much salt".
Antsirabe is twinned with: Stavanger
, Norway
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
and has a population of approximately 183,000. It's the capital of the 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. The elevation is about 1500 m (4,921.3 ft), so the climate is rather cool while in Madagascar mainland and Africa is usually warm
Antsirabe is the home of Tiko (milk and other food products), Star Brasseries (beverages), Cotona (textiles) and Kobama (grain).
The city is at the end of the TA (Tananarive-Antsirabe) railway, currently only with freight trains. The line has been extended southwards through Vinaninkarena, but the extension is not used. National road 7 connects the city to Antananarivo (North), Fianarantsoa and Toliara (South).
There are warm springs and a thermal bath, which was especially famous in the 19th century.
The city was founded by a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
missionary to serve as a retreat center because of the climate. The name of the city translates into "the place of much salt".
Antsirabe is twinned with: Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...