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Faratsiho Natural Park
Faratsiho is a town in the Vakinankaratra Region of Madagascar. It is the capital of the Faratsiho District. It has a population of 46,569, 93% of whom are farmers. Being located at an altitude of 1720m, it is the highest city in Madagascar. It is located on the Route nationale 43 (Madagascar), RN 43 from Ambohibary, Antsirabe II, Ambohibary – Faratsiho – Soavinandriana. Faratsihite, a mineral, was named after the town. Rivers 3 rivers cross the municipality of Faratsiho: Kitsamby, Sahomby and the Mahasetroka river. Nature *Faratsiho Natural Park References Populated places in Vakinankaratra {{Vakinankaratra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vakinankaratra
Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018. History The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andrantsay, was founded at the beginning of the 17th century by Andrianony, a prince originally from Alasora, south of Antananarivo. The capital of the kingdom used to be Fivavahana in today's Betafo District. The last ruler of the Kingdom of Andrantsay was Andriamanalinarivo who was on the throne when Imerina king Andrianampoinimerina conquered the area with the help of the young prince Radama at the beginning of the 19th century. The territory was integrated into the Merina Kingdom under the new name Vakinankaratra. During the colonial period the centre of the region shifted to Antsirabe. Population Vakinankaratra is the second most populous region of Madagascar and it has the second highest population density, only beaten by Analam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
