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Antananarivo

Eastern Africa

Antananarivo is the capital and largest city of Madagascar, the highest national capital by elevation among island countries, and the country's largest population centre since at least the 18th century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
1,274,225 1
Area (sq km)
85 1
Founding Year
1625 2
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Elevation (m)
1276 1
Latitude
18.91 degrees south 1
Longitude
47.525 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Analamanga, States or Territories

antananarivo is associated with analamanga.

Source Analamanga (Wikipedia)
Madagascar, Countries
Source Antananarivo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Analamanga, States or Territories

antananarivo is the capital of analamanga.

Source Analamanga (Wikipedia)
Madagascar, Countries

Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar.

Source Antananarivo (Wikipedia)
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Madarail

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Source Wikipedia: Madarailtier 2
Supreme Court of Madagascar

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Source Madagascar, Cour supreme, AHJUCAFPresentation, seat of the court
Quote, Presentation, seat of the court
Elle a son siège à Antananarivo.
Sources
1. Antananarivo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    is the capital and largest city of Madagascar
  • Infobox, Population figure
    1,274,225
  • Infobox, Population year
    2018 Census
  • Infobox, Area
    85 km2 (33 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    18.91000°S 47.52500°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    18.91000°S 47.52500°E
  • Infobox, Elevation
    1,276 m (4,186 ft)
  • Associated With: Madagascar, Infobox, Country
    Madagascar
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Antananarivo (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
Quote, P571 (inception)
inception 1625
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3. GeoNames: Antananarivo - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1070940
    -18.91368 47.53613 P PPLC MG 11 1349501 1274 Indian/Antananarivo
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1274 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 47.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -18.75, 47.75
-18.75 47.75 Cwb
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Analamanga (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area.
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Wikidata: Antananarivo
Wikidata Q3915, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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