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Antananarivo

Administration
Full nameAntananarivo
Official nameAntananarivo
Other nameTananarive
CountryMadagascar
Founded1625
Government
Mayordisputed
Geography
Water Area34 sq mi (88 km2)
Elevation4186.4 ft (1276 m)
Demography
Total Population903450 (2001 estimate)
Density (pop.)10266.5/km2 (26590.2/sq mi)
Urban (pop.)1403449
Other information
Time zoneEast African Time (GMT+3) (UTC)

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Antananarivo ( or /ˌtəˌnɑːnəˈriːv/, French: Tananarive) is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana.

The larger urban area surrounding the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill"), is the capital of the Analamanga region and of the Antananarivo autonomous province.

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A Perfect Kind of Love - Joel Andrianomearisoa - Artslink.co.za News (press release) Tweet this news
Artslink.co.za News (press release)--Andrianomearisoa was born in -Antananarivo-, Madagascar, in 1977. He left Madagascar for Paris when he was 19 in order to further his studies at the Ecole ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:19:28 GMT+00:00
Zhuo Ze Fan - Africa Intelligence Tweet this news
Africa Intelligence---...- as a company vice president. Rakotoarisaina, a medical doctor, will see to liaison between the firm's management in Hong Kong and -Antananarivo-.--- - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:18:09 GMT+00:00
Madagascar Parties, President Sign Deal on Elections - Voice of America Tweet this news
Voice of America--The agreement was signed in a ceremony in the capital -Antananarivo- late Friday. The signatories included representatives of three former presidents, ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:16:28 GMT+00:00
OIWW Madagascar Builds Home for Orphans - with Violins - Huffington Post (blog) Tweet this news
Huffington Post (blog)--Their program began as a school offering tuition-free classical musical education, organized locally as the Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir of -Antananarivo- ... - Date : Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:05:44 GMT+00:00
A maker of spectacles for South Africa - Artslink.co.za News (press release) Tweet this news
Artslink.co.za News (press release)--'The Making of Spectacles' and 'Pina Jackson in Mercemoriam' will be performed in Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, as well as Maputo and -Antananarivo-. ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:05:27 GMT+00:00
The best in World Photojournalism Exhibited in Macau - Macau Daily Times Tweet this news
Macau Daily Times--Police fire tear gas in the main avenue of -Antananarivo- on 16 February. Violence broke out in the Madagascan capital, -Antananarivo-, in February. ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:09:05 GMT+00:00
Hatch Africa - Africa Intelligence Tweet this news
Africa Intelligence--The Canadian company Hatch has just created a branch in -Antananarivo-. Hatch supplies engineering, project and construction management services, ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:57:29 GMT+00:00
Tantalus Rare Earths - Africa Intelligence Tweet this news
Africa Intelligence--The German company has an exclusive licence to explore for tantalum and niobium on a 300 sq km area in the Ampasindava peninsula, north-west of -Antananarivo-.--- - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 09:56:44 GMT+00:00
Court rules Madagascar's ex-president guilty in protesters' deaths - News1130 Tweet this news
News1130--AP Aug 28, 2010 02:46:40 AM -ANTANANARIVO-, Madagascar - A court has convicted Madagascar's ousted president of conspiracy to commit murder in a case related ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 06:55:32 GMT+00:00
Madagascar's unique wildlife and scenery - Financial Times Tweet this news
Financial Times--Already we had endured a bumpy internal flight on a small propeller plane from the capital -Antananarivo- to Taolagnaro - a once pirate-infested port on the ... - Date : Fri, 06 Aug 2010 23:47:53 GMT+00:00



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