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Analamanga is a
region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in central
Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
, containing the capital
Antananarivo Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...
and its surrounding metropolitan area. The region has an area of , and had a population of 4,325,226 in 2018.


Administrative divisions

Analamanga Region is divided into eight districts, which are sub-divided into 140 communes. * Ambohidratrimo District - 24 communes * Andramasina District - 14 communes * Anjozorobe District - 18 communes * Ankazobe District - 15 communes * Antananarivo-Atsimondrano District - 26 communes * Antananarivo-Avaradrano District - 16 communes * Antananarivo-Renivohitra District - 1 commune; the city of Antananarivo *
Manjakandriana District Manjakandriana District is a district in central Madagascar. It is part of Analamanga Region. Its capital is Manjakandriana. Communes The district is further divided into 23 communes: * Alarobia * Ambanitsena * Ambatolaona * Ambatomanga, M ...
- 23 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 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 Andr ...
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 Antananarivo (Malagasy language, Malagasy: ; French language, French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known ...
is linked with several national roads: * National Road 2 leads eastwards to
Toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French language, French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief ...
* National Road 4 leads northwards to Mahajunga and Diego Suarez. * National Road 7 leads southwards to
Antsirabe Antsirabe () also known as Ville d'eau is the list of cities in Madagascar, third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 265,018 in 2014. In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively ...
and
Fianarantsoa Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. History It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kin ...
. * National Road 1 leads westwards to Tsiroanomandidy and Maintirano.


Railroads

Two railroad lines exist, though there is no passenger transport: the line to Antsirabe (158 km), and the line to
Toamasina Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French language, French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief ...
(371km).


Airport

* Antananarivo airport


Protected Areas

* Anjozorobe-Angavo Reserve * Ambohitantely Reserve.


Sports

* COSPN Analamanga - basketball * ASSM Elgeco Plus - football, Malagasy champions 1971, 1978 * USJF Ravinala - football * AS Saint Michel - football * BTM Antananarivo - football * COSFAP Antananarivo - football, Malagasy champions 1988 * DSA Antananarivo - football, Malagasy champions 1997 and 1998 * Tana FC Formation - football * AS Adema - football, Malagasy champions 2002, 2006, 2012, 2021 * Japan Actuel's FC - football, Malagasy champions in 2011 * Ajesaia - football, Malagasy champions in 2007 and 2009 * SO Emyrne - football, Malagasy champions in 2001


See also

*
Antananarivo Province Antananarivo Province is a former province of Madagascar with an area of . It had a population of 5,370,900 in 2004. Its capital was Antananarivo, which is also the capital of the country. Established in 1965, it was the most important province of ...


References


Monographie Region Analamanga


External links


Plan Régional de Développement, Région Analamanga
with a presentation (in French). Regions of Madagascar {{Analamanga-geo-stub