Analamanga Explained

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]
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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]

Administrative divisions

Analamanga Region is divided into eight districts, which are sub-divided into 140 communes.

Geography

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.

Rivers

The main rivers are the Betsiboka River and the Ikopa River.

Major lakes

Lake Mantasoa (1375 ha) and Tsiazompaniry (2333 ha).

Transport

Roads

The capital, Antananarivo is linked with several national roads:

Railroads

Two railroad lines exist, though there is no passenger transport: the line to Antsirabe (158 km), and the line to Toamasina (371km).

Airport

Protected Areas

Sports

See also

References

External links

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Notes and References

  1. https://beta.edbm.mg/fr/regions/analamanga EBDM
  2. https://gouvernoratanalamanga.mg/description Region Analamanga
  3. Web site: Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab. hdi.globaldatalab.org. en. 2018-09-13.
  4. Web site: Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires. Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. May 23, 2020. November 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118051622/https://www.instat.mg/wp-content/uploads/Rapport-Prelim-2019_ver_final.pdf. dead.