Place:Fianarantsoa, Madagascar

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NameFianarantsoa
Alt namesBetsileo Kingdomsource: Times Atlas of World History (1989) p 338
Faritanin' i Fianarantsoasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Fianarantsoasource: Wikipedia
TypeProvince
Coordinates19.5°S 47.0°E
Located inMadagascar
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Fianarantsoa Province is a former province of Madagascar. It has an area of 103,272 km2 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".

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