Fianarantsoa is a province of Madagascar with an area of 103,272 km². It has a population of 3,366,291 (July, 2001). Its capital is Fianarantsoa. The province is home to four major national parks, Ranomafana National Park, Midongy Du Sud Isalo National Park and Andringitra. Image File history File links MadagascarFianarantsoa. ... 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 ... Fianarantsoa is a city in the Fianarantsoa Province of southeastern Madagascar. ...
Fianarantsoa, bridging high plateaus and the Southeast Coast of Madagascar is one of the poorest of Madagascars six newly (2001) autonomous provinces.
In March Fianarantsoa became a strategic focal point in the conflict between the legal president and the self-proclaimed legitimate president, the latter claiming to have 54% of the vote in the first round and now running a new central government in the capital.
Fianarantsoas capital on the high plateaus south of Antananarivo was the one provincial capital where the governor had not succeeded in repressing mass demonstrations in favor of Ravalomanana.