Official Name: | Analamanga Region |
Settlement Type: | Region |
Mapsize: | 180px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Antananarivo |
Government Type: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Gouvernor |
Leader Name: | Hery Rasoamaromaka |
Area Total Km2: | 17488 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 4325226 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Blank Name Sec1: | HDI (2018) |
Blank Info Sec1: | 0.633[3] · 1st of 22 |
Website: | gouvernoratanalamanga.mg |
Analamanga is a region in central Madagascar, containing the capital Antananarivo and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of 17488lk=in0lk=in, and had a population of 4,325,226 in 2018.[4]
Analamanga Region is divided into eight districts, which are sub-divided into 140 communes.
The region extends mainly towards the north of the capital. It is bordered by Betsiboka to the north, Bongolava and Itasy to the west, Alaotra Mangoro to the east, and Vakinankaratra to the south.
The main rivers are the Betsiboka River and the Ikopa River.
Lake Mantasoa (1375 ha) and Tsiazompaniry (2333 ha).
The capital, Antananarivo is linked with several national roads:
Two railroad lines exist, though there is no passenger transport: the line to Antsirabe (158 km), and the line to Toamasina (371km).