Antananarivo is a province of Madagascar with an area of 58,283 km². It has a population of 4,580,788 (July, 2001). Its capital is Antananarivo. Antananarivo literally means "City of One Thousand [people]". map showing a province of Madagascar File links The following pages link to this file: Antananarivo Province Categories: GFDL images ... Madagascar is divided into six provinces: Antananarivo province Antsiranana province Fianarantsoa province Mahajanga province Toamasina province Toliara province Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Madagascar | Provinces of Madagascar ... Antananarivo, population 802,000 (1997), is the capital of Madagascar, in Antananarivo province. ...
Antanànarìvo (pronounced IPA [æntəˌnænəˈɹiːvoʊ] or [ɑːntəˌnɑːnəˈɹiːvoʊ]), population 802,000 (1997), is the capital of Madagascar, in Antananarivoprovince.
The city is located at 18°55' South, 47°31' East (-18.916667, 47.516667) [1], 135 miles west-southwest of Tamatave, the principal seaport of the island, with which it is connected by railway, and for about 60 miles along the coast lagoons, a service of small steamers.
Antananarivo is home of the University of Madagascar and the Collège Rural d'Ambatobe.
The Urban Community is located in the province of Antananarivo, and is bordered by the municipalities of Antananarivo-Avaradrano (east and north), Ambohidratrimo (west), and Antananarivo-Atsimondrano (south).
On 30 December 1895, the French troops seized Antananarivo and the colony of Madagascar was officially recognized by the French National Assembly on 6 August 1896.
The newly elected municipal council of Antananarivo gathered on 17 October 1959 and elected Richard Andriamanjato as the mayor.
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