Antanifotsy

Antanifotsy [antaniˈfutsʲ] (also Antanifotsy Gara) is a city, rural commune and a district located in Vakinankaratra Region in Madagascar. It is the eighth largest city in the country, with a population of 70,626 in 2004.[1] The city is at 112 km from Antananarivo and at 60 km to Antsirabe on the National Road n7 (RN7). Ilempona Gara (at the entrance of Antanifotsy) is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line.

Antanifotsy
City
Map of former Antananarivo Province showing the location of Antanifotsy District (red).
CountryMadagascar
RegionVakinankaratra
DistrictAntanifotsy
CommuneAntanifotsy
Population
 (2004 estimate)
 • Total70,626

The District of Antanifotsy is composed by 14 Rural Communes: Ambatolahy · Ambatomiady · Ambatotsipihina · Ambodiriana · Ambohimandroso · Ambohitompoina · Ampitatafika · Andranofito · Anjamanga · Antanifotsy · Antsahalava · Antsampandrano · Belanitra · Soamanandrariny. (Source: SDPPSPF [2] Antanifotsy - 2020)

Formerly, the commune of Antanifotsy was composed by 59 Fokontany. 12 of them were moved to Soamanandrariny when it became a new commune: Ambalavao, Ambatoharanana, Ambatolampy, Ambatomaintikely, Ambatomiankina nord, Ambatovaventy Est, Ambatovaventy Oeust, Ambodiriana Est, Ambohijanaka, Ambohitrimanjaka, Amboniandrefana, Andohafarihy, Andohariana, Andohavary II, Andranomalaza, Andrefaniala, Andriantsilahy, Angavo Est, Ankararana, Anondrilahy, Anosimboahangy, Antanambao, Antanetilava, Antanety, Antanety Nord, Antanifotsy, Antanikatsaka, Antemotra, Antobiniaro, Antsahamaina, Antsahondra Est, Antsenakely, Bemasoandro, Bepaiso, Fierenana, Mahalavolona, Mahatsinjo centre, Morarano Ambatobe, Morarano III, Morarano IV, Morarano Ouest, Sahavato centre, Sahavato Haut, Sahavato Ouest, Saonjorano, Tokotanitsara, Tsarafara.(Source: SDPPSPF Antanifotsy - 2020)

Notre Dame de la Salette


Twin cities

References
  1. "Antanifotsy, Madagascar at WolframAlpha". Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. Service du District de la Population, de la Protection Sociale et de la Promotion de la Femme


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