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__NOTOC__'''Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region. The mostly Betsileo population of the city is numbers approximately 183,000.The city was founded in 1872 by Norwegian missionaries who were attracted by the cool climate and healing properties of the many thermal springs and minerals in the area. The city is sometimes nicknamed "Vichy Malgache" and the name Antsirabe literally means "the place of much salt".'''

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Agricultural produce Antsirabe is an agricultural and industrial centre of Madagascar. Industries include ricebrewing, vegetables flour, milk processing, oil, textiles and fruits and due to cigarette manufacturing. The city is the location of the cool climate[[STAR|STAR brewery]]'s headquarter, applesthe major beer brand in Madagascar. <!--Antsirabe was the location of [[Marc Ravalomanana]]'s former [[Tiko]] company, pears, plums and other temperate fruit can be grown which abrubtly closed at the end of his political career in 2009. Tiko's huge storage facilities stand abandoned a few kilometres along the RN7 north of the regioncity.-->

At an altitude Agricultural produce of about 1the area include rice,500 metresvegetables and fruits, Antsirabe is and due to the coolest city in Madagascarcool climate, apples, pears, with winter temperatures between May plums and September, usually dropping to zero degrees celsiusother temperate fruit can be grown in the region.

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There is At an airfield (IATA code: ATJ) but it altitude of about 1,500 metres, Antsirabe is only the coolest city in use by private planes. A railway connects Madagascar, with Antananarivo but us only used by freight trains. To reach Antsirabe by car coming from Antananarivo takes 3-4 hourswinter temperatures between May and September usually dropping to zero degrees Celsius.

{| class="imageTable"|-|colspan= Things to do "3" | [[File:Antsirabe 070.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Antsirabe 091.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Antsirabe 088.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Antsirabe 092.jpg|196px]]|-|[[File:Antsirabe 086.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Antsirabe 095.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Antsirabe 087.jpg|196px]]|} There is an airfield <!--(IATA code: ATJ)--> but it is only in use by private planes. A railway connects Antsirabe with Antananarivo, but which is only used by freight trains. A car ride from Antananarivo takes 3-4 hours. {| class="imageTable"|-|colspan="3" | [[File:Antsirabe 124.jpg|600px]]|-|[[File:Antsirabe 127.jpg|196px]]|align="center"|[[File:Antsirabe 115.jpg|196px]]|align="right"|[[File:Antsirabe 128.jpg|196px]]|} <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-19.865983, 47.035722~'''Antsirabe'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=15|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes|icon=https://www.madacamp.com/images/madagascar/Green_marker.png}}</div> [[File:Hotel des Thermes 029.jpg|600px]] == Activities ==

* Sightseeing by rickshaw (Anstirable Anstirabe is the [[Rickshaw|pousse-pousse]] capital of Madagasar)

== Antsirabe based Local tour operators ==

Email [mailto:etravel@wanadoo.mg etravel@wanadoo.mg]<br>

Email: [mailto:roadhouse@simicroroadhouse-voyages.mg com roadhouse@simicroroadhouse-voyages.mgcom]<br>Website: [http://www.roadhouse-voyages.com roadhouse-voyages.com] '''Madagascar Tropic Voyage'''<br>Contact: Lanto Andrianasolo<br>Lot 0912 B 67 Manodidina ny Gara<br>Antsirabe<br>Tel: +261 (0)32 44 43446<br>Email: [mailto:madatropic.voyages@gmail.com madatropic.voyages@gmail.com]<br>Skype: madatropic.voyage2 <skype style="smallicon" action="call">madatropic.voyage2</skype><br>Website: [http://madagascar-tropic-voyage.com madagascar-tropic-voyage.com] == Antsirabe hotels == <table><tr valign="top"><td> '''[[Arotel]]''' (45 rooms & 2 apartments)<br>Rue Jean Ralaimongo<br>BP 303, Antsirabe 101<br>Tel: +261 20 44 48120<br> <!-- is prefix correct??? -->Email: [mailto:arotel.inn@moov.mg arotel.inn@moov.mg] '''[[Hôtel des Thermes]]''' (26 club rooms and 3 suites)<br>Place de l'Indépendance<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 4448761<br>Email: [mailto:sht@moov.mg sht@moov.mg] '''Le Trianon''' (6 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 05140<br>Email: [mailto:letrianon@wanadoo.mg letrianon@wanadoo.mg]<br> '''Résidence Camélia''' (10 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48844<br>Email: [mailto:camelia@simicro.mgcamelia@simicro.mg]<br> '''Avana Hotel''' (27 rooms)<br>Note: 2km outsite city centre, close to north taxi-brousse station.<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 49299<br>Email: N/A<br><!-- bounced [mailto:avana_hotel2000@mel.wanadoo.mg avana_hotel2000@mel.wanadoo.mg] --> '''Imperial Hotel''' (24 rooms)<br>Grande Avenue<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48333<br>Email: [mailto:imperialhotel@wanadoo.mg imperialhotel@wanadoo.mg]<br> '''Villa Nirina''' (5 rooms)<br>Route d'Andranobe<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48597<br>Email: [mailto:zanoa@blueline.mg zanoa@blueline.mg]<br><!-- bounced due to full disk --> '''Hôtel Hasina''' (31 rooms)<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48556<br>Email: [mailto:hotelhasina@yahoo.fr hotelhasina@yahoo.fr]<br> '''Prima Guest House''' (4 rooms)<br>Route d'Antananarivo<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 49302<br>Email: [mailto:rest.manambina@yahoo.fr rest.manambina@yahoo.fr]<br> '''Villa Salemako (5 rooms)'''<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 49588<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Hôtel Diamant''' (60 rooms)<br>110 Route d'Andranobe<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48840<br>Email: [mailto:diamant@madawel.com diamant@madawel.com]<br>Download: [http://roadhouse www.simicromadacamp.mgcom/images/3/3d/roadhouseHotel_Diamant.pdf Rates 2009] '''Le Bouzou Shanti''' (10 rooms)<br>Mahafaly, Vatofotsy (close to north taxi-brousse station).<br>Tel: 44 932 44<br>Email: N/A '''Green Park''' (8 rooms)<br>Tsarasaotra<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 05190<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Hôtel Soafytel''' (15 rooms)<br>Avenue Ralaimongo<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48055<br>Email: N/A<br> </td><td> '''Hôtel Niavo''' (10 rooms)<br>Rue Rakotondrainibe Daniel<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 484 67<br>Email: N/A<br> '''La Joie''' (6 rooms)<br>Rue Duplex, Antsenankely<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 96247<br>Email: N/A<br>

'''Villa d'Eau''' (10 rooms)<br>Rue Ralaimongo<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 49970<br>Email: [mailto:villedeau@simicro.mg villedeau@simicro.mg]<br> '''Au Geranium''' (8 rooms)<br>Route du Vélodrome<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 49731<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Hôtel Volavita''' (20 rooms)<br>Route d'Antananarivo<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48864<br>Email: N/A<br> <!-- bounced [mailto:volavita@blueline.mg volavita@blueline.mg]--> '''Maharitafo''' (5 rooms)<br>Rue Rakondraibe Daniel<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 05215<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Pension de Famille Nitricia''' (8 rooms)<br>Miaramasoandro<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 43902<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Nouveau Synchro Pub''' (?? rooms)<br>Rue Pastuer Antsenakely<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 96224<br> '''Nouveau Baobab''' (8 rooms)<br>Rue Jean Ralaimongo<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48393<br>Email: N/A<br> '''[[Manoro Hotel]]''' (10 rooms)<br>Ambavahadimangatsiaka<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 91824<br>Email: [mailto:edm@moov.mg edm@moov.mg]<br> '''Cercle Mess Mixte''' (29 rooms)<br>Av Maréchal Foch<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 48366<br>Email: N/A<br> '''Hôtel Le Retrait''' (13 rooms)<br>Tre d'Andranomadio<br>Tel: +261 (0)44 05029<br>Email: N/A<br> '''[[Flower Palace Hotel]]'''<br>Avenue de l'indépendance<br>Tel: +261 (0)34 14 870 01<br>Email: [mailto:flowerpalace@hotmail.fr flowerpalace@hotmail.fr] </td></tr></table> == Shops == * [[La Chocolatière#La Chocolatière, Antsirabe|La Chocolatière]] == Attractions surrounding Antsirabe == * [[Andraikiba|Lake Andraikiba]] lakes (7 km 7km from Antsirabe)