Antananarivo

Summary

Antananarivo is a big city^[1]. Antananarivo draws 7,110 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #64 of 300).^[2]

Key Facts

• Antananarivo is located in Antananarivo-Renivohitra District^[3].
• Antananarivo is in the country of Madagascar^[4].
• Antananarivo is on the body of water Ikopa River^[5].
• Antananarivo's head of government is recorded as Harilala Ramanantsoa^[6].
• Antananarivo's instance of is recorded as big city^[7].
• Antananarivo's instance of is recorded as national capital^[8].
• Antananarivo's official language is recorded as Malagasy^[9].
• Antananarivo's official language is recorded as French^[10].
• Antananarivo's flag is recorded as flag of Antananarivo, Madagascar^[11].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yerevan^[12].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Vorkuta^[13].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Suzhou^[14].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fontenay-aux-Roses^[15].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Montreal^[16].
• Antananarivo's twinned administrative body is recorded as Wenzhou^[17].
• Antananarivo's postal code is recorded as 101^[18].
• Antananarivo's Commons category is recorded as Antananarivo^[19].
• Antananarivo's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[20].
• Antananarivo's local dialing code is recorded as 22^[21].
• Antananarivo's local dialing code is recorded as 20^[22].
• January 1, 1625 marks the founding of Antananarivo^[23].
• Antananarivo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -18.91, 'lon': 47.525}^[24].
• Antananarivo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Antananarivo^[25].
• Antananarivo's Commons gallery is recorded as Antananarivo^[26].
• Antananarivo has a population of {'amount': '+2610000'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Antananarivo is in the country of Madagascar^[4]. Antananarivo is located in Antananarivo-Renivohitra District^[3]. Antananarivo is on the body of water Ikopa River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Antananarivo covers an area of {'unit': 'Q25343', 'amount': '+88000000'}^[28]. Antananarivo sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1276'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2610000'}^[27], {'amount': '+1403449'}^[30], {'amount': '+1275207'}^[31], {'amount': '+765000'}^[32], {'amount': '+800000'}^[33], and {'amount': '+321600'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include big city^[7] and national capital^[8].

History and Context

January 1, 1625 marks the founding of Antananarivo^[23].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Antananarivo include Antananarivo Province^[35], a province of Madagascar^[36], in Madagascar^[37].

Why It Matters

Antananarivo draws 7,110 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #64 of 300).^[2] Antananarivo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] Antananarivo is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Antananarivo include Antananarivo Province^[35], a province of Madagascar^[36], in Madagascar^[37].