Faratsiho is a town in
Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018.
History
The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andra ...
Region,
Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...
. It is the capitol of the
Faratsiho District
Faratsiho is a town in Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar. It is the capitol of the district of Faratsiho The district covers an area of 2,015 km2, with a total population estimated at 222,922 in 2018. The seat of the district administration is t ...
.
It has a population of 46,569 with 93% of farmers. Being located at an altitude of 1720m it is the highest city in Madagascar.
It is located on the
RN 43 from
Ambohibary
Ambohibary is a rural commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Moramanga, which is a part of Alaotra-Mangoro Region. It is situated 20 km from Moramanga. The population of the commune was 35,923 in 2018.
Primary and junior level seco ...
- Faratsiho -
Soavinandriana
Soavinandriana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Soavinandriana, which is a part of Itasy Region. The population of the commune was 40,045 in 2018.
Only primary schooling is available. The majority 99% of the popu ...
.
Faratsihite, a mineral had been named by the town.
Rivers
3 rivers cross the municipality of Faratsiho:
Kitsamby,
Sahomby and the
Mahasetroka river.
CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE DANS LES COMMUNES RURALES DE FARATSIHO ET DE VINANINONY SUD
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Nature
* Faratsiho Natural Park
References
Populated places in Vakinankaratra
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