Fianarantsoa Province
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Key facts
- Country
- Madagascar
- Capital
- Fianarantsoa
- Total
- 103,272 km (39,874 sq mi)
- Density
- 32.5964/km (84.4242/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+3
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Encyclopedic overview
Fianarantsoa Province is a former province of Madagascar. It has an area of 103,272 km and population of 3,366,291 (July 2001 estimate). Its capital was Fianarantsoa. The province along with the 5 other was abolished in 2007 in favour of creation of smaller regions to facilitate administration.
Apart from the capital the major towns were Andohapatsakana, Alakamisy, Fianarantsoa and Fanjakana. The province was home to four major national parks: Ranomafana National Park, Midongy Du Sud, Isalo National Park, and Andringitra. It was frequently referred by its abbreviated form of "Fianar". Fianarantsoa means "Good education".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fianarantsoa Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.