Fianarantsoa Province
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Fianarantsoa is a former province
Provinces of Madagascar
||Madagascar is divided into six "autonomous provinces" :#Antananarivo Province#Antsiranana Province#Fianarantsoa Province#Mahajanga Province#Toamasina Province#Toliara Province...

 of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...

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  • Area: 103,272 km2.
  • Population of 3,366,291 (July, 2001 estimate).
  • Capital: Fianarantsoa
    Fianarantsoa
    Fianarantsoa is a city in south central Madagascar.Fianarantsoa is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kingdoms....

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  • President: Fidy Mpanjato Rakotonarivo (since 2005).


One of its towns was Andohapatsakana
Andohapatsakana
Andohapatsakana is a city in Madagascar in the province of Fianarantsoa.-Nearby Cities:*Ianakoano *Ambohitsanakisa *Andalona *Tsinirahana *Valanary *Ambohipo *Ambodilandy...

. The province was home to four major national parks: Ranomafana National Park, Midongy Du Sud
Midongy du sud National Park
Midongy du sud National Park is a national park of Madagascar....

, Isalo National Park
Isalo National Park
Isalo National Park is a National Park in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar. The park is known for its wide variety of terrain, including sandstone formations, deep canyons, palm-lined oases, and grassland. The closest town is Ranohira, and the closest city is Toliara. A local guide is required...

, and Andringitra
Andringitra National Park
Andringitra National Park is National Park in the Haute Matsiatra Region of Madagascar, 47 km south of Ambalavao. Approximately 140 km of the Tropic of Capricorn crosses the park....

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It was frequently referred to in its abbreviated form of "Fianar".

Fianarantsoa Province bordered the following provinces:
  • Toamasina
    Toamasina Province
    Toamasina is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 71,911 km². It had a population of 2,855,600 . Its capital was Toamasina, the most important seaport of the country....

     - north
  • Antananarivo
    Antananarivo Province
    Antananarivo is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 58,283 km². It had a population of 5,370,900 . Its capital was Antananarivo.Except for Antsiranana, Antananarivo Province bordered all of the country's other provinces:*Mahajanga - north...

     - northwest
  • Toliara
    Toliara Province
    Toliara is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 161,405 km². It had a population of 2,229,550 . Its capital was Toliara...

     - west

Administrative divisions

  • Atsimo-Atsinanana
    Atsimo-Atsinanana
    Atsimo-Atsinanana is a region in Madagascar.*Capital: Farafangana*Chief: Jhonson Andrianahy The region extends along the southern part of the east coast of Madagascar. It is bordered by Vatovavy-Fitovinany and Haute Matsiatra , Ihorombe and Anosy ....

     region:
    • 5. Befotaka
      Befotaka
      Befotaka is a town in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region in southeastern Madagascar....

    • 7. Farafangana
      Farafangana
      Farafangana is a city on the south-east coast of Madagascar approximately 400 kilometres south of the capital Antananarivo.Farafangana is the capital of the Atsimo-Atsinanana region....

    • 19. Midongy-Sud
    • 21. Vangaindrano
      Vangaindrano
      Vangaindrano is a city in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region, Madagascar.The city is near the mouth of the Mananara river at the southern part of the east coast. It's connected to the north by national road RN 12. The road continues south but that section can't be used by ordinary vehicles, due to its bad...

    • 23. Vondrozo
      Vondrozo
      Vondrozo is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vondrozo, which is a part of Atsimo-Atsinanana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 10,000 in 2001 commune census....


  • Ihorombe
    Ihorombe
    Ihorombe is a region in Madagascar. It borders Haute Matsiatra region in north, Atsimo-Atsinanana in east, Anosy in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital is Ihosy and the population was estimated to be 189,200 in 2004...

     region:
    • 10. Iakora District
      Iakora District
      Iakora is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It's a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ihosy in northwest, Ivohibe in northeast, Midongy Sud in east, Befotaka in south and Betroka in west. The area is and the population was 29,987 in 2001.The district is further divided into...

       (Iakora
      Iakora
      Iakora is a town in the southern hills of Ihorombe Region in central Madagascar. It is approximately 45 kilometres from Betroka...

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    • 12. Ihosy District
      Ihosy District
      Ihosy is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It's a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ikalamavony in north, Ambalavao in northeast, Ivohibe in east, Iakora in southeast, Betroka in south, Benenitra in southwest, Sakaraha and Ankazoabo Sud in west and Beroraha in northwest...

       (Ihosy
      Ihosy
      Ihosy is a city in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar.Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region.It is located on the Ihosy River and home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ihosy....

      )
    • 15. Ivohibe District
      Ivohibe District
      Ivohibe is a district in south-eastern Madagascar. It's a part of Ihorombe Region and borders the districts of Ambalavao in north, Vondrozo in east, Midongy Sud in south, Iakora in southwest and Ihosy in west. The area is and the population was estimated to be 34,289 in 2001.The district is...

       (Ivohibe
      Ivohibe
      Ivohibe is a hilly town in Ihorombe Region in central Madagascar....

      )

  • Haute Matsiatra
    Haute Matsiatra
    Haute Matsiatra is a region in Madagascar. It borders Amoron'i Mania region in north, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in east, Ihorombe in south and Atsimo-Andrefana in west. The capital of the region is Fianarantsoa, and the population was estimated to be 1,128,900 in 2004...

     region:
    • 1. Ambalavao
      Ambalavao
      Ambalavao is a city in Madagascar.Ambalavao is in the Haute Matsiatra region.The city is in the most southern part of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa....

    • 3. Ambohimahasoa
      Ambohimahasoa
      Ambohimahasoa is a city in Madagascar, in the Haute Matsiatra region.The city lies in the southern parts of the Central Highlands, near the city of Fianarantsoa.National road RN 7 connects the city to Antananarivo , Fianarantsoa and Toliara ....

    • 8. Fianarantsoa Rural
    • 9. Fianarantsoa
      Fianarantsoa
      Fianarantsoa is a city in south central Madagascar.Fianarantsoa is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region. It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kingdoms....

       Urban
    • 13. Ikalamavony
      Ikalamavony
      Ikalamavony is a small town in Haute Matsiatra region, in the hills of southern central Madagascar....


  • Amoron'i Mania
    Amoron'i Mania
    Amoron'i Mania is a region in central Madagascar bordering Vakinankaratra Region in north, Atsinanana in northeast, Vatovavy-Fitovinany in southeast, Haute Matsiatra in south, Atsimo-Andrefana in southwest and Menabe in west. It is divided into four districts: Ambatofinandrahana, Ambositra,...

     region:
    • 2. Ambatofinandrahana
      Ambatofinandrahana
      Ambatofinandrahana is a town in Ambatofinandraha District in central MadagascarIt is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region....

    • 4. Ambositra
      Ambositra
      Ambositra is a city in central Madagascar.Ambositra is the capital of the Amoron'i Mania region, and of Ambositra District....

    • 6. Fandriana
      Fandriana
      Fandriana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Fandriana, which is a part of Amoron'i Mania Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 29,000 in 2001 commune census....

    • 17. Manandriana

  • Vatovavy-Fitovinany
    Vatovavy-Fitovinany
    Vatovavy-Fitovinany is the South-East region of Madagascar.*Capital: Manakara*Chief: Philibert Andriatsimanirinarivo *Dialectical: Antemoro*Transportation mean:-Train -Car Taxi-Brousse -Plane...

     region:
    • 11. Ifanadiana
      Ifanadiana
      Ifanadiana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ifanadiana, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,000 in 2001 commune census....

    • 14. Ikongo
      Ikongo
      Ikongo is a town in Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region in eastern Madagascar. It is approximately 90km south-east of the provincial capital Fianarantsoa....

    • 16. Manakara
      Manakara
      Manakara is a city in Madagascar.It is the capital of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region.The city is located at the east coast and has a small port. It is the endpoint of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est railway , which connects the city of Fianarantsoa with the sea. For those interested in traveling to Manakara...

      -Atsimo
    • 18. Mananjary
      Mananjary
      Mananjary is the name of:*Mananjary, Fianarantsoa, fivondronana in Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar.*Mananjary River, in southern Madagascar...

    • 20. Nosy Varika
      Nosy Varika
      Nosy Varika is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Nosy Varika, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 40,000 in 2001 commune census....

    • 22. Vohipeno
      Vohipeno
      Vohipeno is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Vohipeno, which is a part of Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 18,000 in 2001 commune census....

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