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Fianarantsoa

Coordinates: 21°27′13″S 047°05′09″E / 21.45361°S 47.08583°E / -21.45361; 47.08583
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Fianarantsoa
Upper town Fianarantsoa
Upper town Fianarantsoa
Coat of arms of Fianarantsoa
Coat of arms
Fianarantsoa is located in Madagascar
Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa
Location of Fianarantsoa in Madagascar
Coordinates: 21°27′13″S 047°05′09″E / 21.45361°S 47.08583°E / -21.45361; 47.08583
Country Madagascar
ProvinceFianarantsoa
RegionHaute Matsiatra
DistrictFianarantsoa
Founded1830
Government
 • MayorDr. RATSIMBAZAFY Sahondramalala Esther
Area
 • Total86.05 km2 (33.22 sq mi)
Elevation
1,200 m (3,900 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total191,776
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
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Time zoneEast Africa Time (GMT+3)
Postal code
301
ClimateCwb
Websitehttp://fianara.cufianarantsoa.mg/

Fianarantsoa is a city (commune urbaine) in south central Madagascar, and is the capital of Haute Matsiatra Region.

History

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It was built in the early 19th century by the Merina as the administrative capital for the newly conquered Betsileo kingdoms.

Fianarantsoa means "Good education" in Malagasy. It is a cultural and intellectual center for the whole island. It is home to some of the oldest Protestant and Lutheran cathedrals on the island, the oldest theological seminary (also Lutheran), as well as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Fianarantsoa (seated in the Cathedral of the Holy Name of Jesus). The city of "good education" also boasts a university named after it and built in 1972. Fianarantsoa is considered to be the capital of wine in Madagascar, because of the presence of many wine industries in the city.

Geography

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It is at an average altitude of 1,200 metres (3,900 ft), and has a population of 191,766.

The town is linked to the rest of the country by the National road 7, one of the main highways in Madagascar. The distance is 411 km to the capital Antananarivo, 192 km to Ihosy, 518 km to Tulear.

Ranomafana National Park is a nature park popular among tourists that lies 65 km to the northeast of Fianarantsoa. Another hot spot of tourism is the Isandra geolocical formations, roughly 30 km Northwest of Fianarantsoa. It can be accessed by the unpaved National road 42 from Fianarantsoa.

Rivers

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Two rivers cross this town: the Mandranofotsy in the West, and the Tsiandanitra in the East. Both are affluents of the Matsiatra river.

Transport

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The city is at the endpoint of the Fianarantsoa-Côte Est Railway to Manakara. There is also an airport. The city lies on the Route Nationale 7, which goes from the capital in Antananarivo to the coastal city of Toliara. Also the unpaved National road 42 takes its origins in Fianarantsoa.

Education

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Collège Saint François Xavier Fianarantsoa
  • Université de Fianarantsoa
  • Faculté de médecine de Fianarantsoa[2]

French international schools:

  • Collège français René-Cassin[3][4]

Sights

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In the Upper Town (Haute Ville), Fianarantsoa's historical centre, where many brick houses were renovated in the original style, various churches on Rue du Rova street are worth a visit. The oldest church in Fianarantsoa is Eglise Antranobiriky dating from 1859.[5] Fahazavana Church was built at the end of the 19th century in a neoromanesque style.[6] Fiangonana Trinité Masombahoaka is a protestant neogothic church dating from 1885. The largest church, the cathedral Cathédrale du Saint-Nom-de-Jésus de Fianarantsoa, was built from 1871 to 1890.

The train station in the busy district Lower Town (Basse Ville) was inaugurated in 1935.[7] In front of the train station, in the middle of Place de la gare square, a memorial dedicated to the victims of the Malagasy Uprising of 1947 was erected.

  • Train station
    Train station
  • Train station
    Train station
  • Place de la Gare
    Place de la Gare
  • Monument
    Monument
  • Cathedral
    Cathedral
  • Cathedral
    Cathedral
  • Eglise Antranobiriky (1859)
    Eglise Antranobiriky (1859)
  • Eglise Trinité Mahasombahoaka (1885)
    Eglise Trinité Mahasombahoaka (1885)
  • Eglise Fahazavana
    Eglise Fahazavana
  • Rue du Rova
    Rue du Rova

Sports

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Personalities

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Climate

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Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as subtropical highland (Cwb).[9]

Climate data for Fianarantsoa (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.4
(92.1) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.9
(89.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		29.9
(85.8) 		27.3
(81.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.5
(90.5) 		35.2
(95.4) 		34.8
(94.6) 		34.0
(93.2) 		35.2
(95.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		23.5
(74.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		20.3
(68.5) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.7
(81.9) 		24.8
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		20.7
(69.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.4
(61.5) 		15.5
(59.9) 		16.4
(61.5) 		18.1
(64.6) 		20.4
(68.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		19.8
(67.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		18.0
(64.4) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.9
(57.0) 		11.6
(52.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		16.3
(61.3) 		17.6
(63.7) 		14.8
(58.6)
Record low °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		12.8
(55.0) 		11.8
(53.2) 		9.4
(48.9) 		5.6
(42.1) 		2.0
(35.6) 		2.9
(37.2) 		4.1
(39.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		7.0
(44.6) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		2.0
(35.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 259.3
(10.21) 		218.5
(8.60) 		139.6
(5.50) 		44.3
(1.74) 		25.3
(1.00) 		16.4
(0.65) 		24.3
(0.96) 		12.5
(0.49) 		9.9
(0.39) 		39.3
(1.55) 		117.5
(4.63) 		180.1
(7.09) 		1,087
(42.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17.4 15.3 12.3 7.0 5.0 4.5 6.7 3.8 1.9 4.9 9.3 14.4 102.5
Mean monthly sunshine hours 191.1 171.0 175.4 184.8 186.0 165.9 163.5 191.1 220.5 230.4 208.0 190.1 2,277.8
Source: NOAA[10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ TROISIEME RECENSEMENT GENERAL DE LA POPULATION ET DE L’HABITATION
  2. ^ "[1]."
  3. ^ "Collège français René-Cassin." AEFE. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.
  4. ^ Home page (Archive). Collège français René-Cassin. Retrieved on May 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Holger Hooge: Madagascar, p. 76. Ostfildern 2023
  6. ^ "Fianarantsoa, Ambalavao Fahazavana Church | Colonial Architecture Project".
  7. ^ Holger Hooge: Madagascar, p. 75. Ostfildern 2023
  8. ^ Zanak'Ala
  9. ^ "Climate: Fianarantsoa - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  10. ^ "Fianarantsoa Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  11. ^ "Antsirabe Climate Normals 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
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