Antsirabe
This highland city in central Madagascar — known locally as the "City of Water" — draws visitors with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants, a cool climate relative to the rest of the island, and a high concentration of pousse-pousses (pulled rickshaws) that give it a distinctive street character. Founded in 1872 as a mountain station by a Norwegian Lutheran missionary, Antsirabe is Madagascar's third-largest city and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region.
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- Population260,907
- Nearest water from center 2.6 km1.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 17 km11 mi
Nearest airports
Antsirabe: quick answers
Where is Antsirabe?
Antsirabe is in Madagascar, about 118 km73 miles in a straight line from Antananarivo.
How do you get to Antsirabe?
The nearest airport is Antsirabe (ATJ), about 28 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Antsirabe?
The warmest month is November, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 12°C54°F. The wettest month is January, with about 354 mm13.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Antsirabe?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 31 restaurants and 15 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Antsirabe?
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