Antananarivo (mdg)

Antananarivo

Antananarivo ranks 2,008th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bruneck, Michigan, and Soweto. Memorable people born in Antananarivo include Claude Simon, Gabriel Ramanantsoa, and Hery Rajaonarimampianina. Memorable people who died in Antananarivo include Andrianampoinimerina, Didier Ratsiraka, and Ranavalona II. Antananarivo has been the birth place of many politicians and writers and the death place of many politicians and writers. Antananarivo is located in Madagascar.

Antananarivo, also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra, is the capital of Analamanga region. The city sits at 1,280 m (4,199 ft) above sea level in the center of the island, the highest national capital by elevation among the island countries. It has been the country's largest population center since at least the 18th century. The presidency, National Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court are located there, as are 21 diplomatic missions and the headquarters of many national and international businesses and NGOs. It has more universities, nightclubs, art venues, and medical services than any city on the island. Several national and local sports teams, including the championship-winning national rugby team, the Makis, are based here. Read more on Wikipedia