Antsirabe is a town and commune (Malagasy:kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region. According to 2001 commune census the population of Antsirabe was 3,405.
Only primary schooling is available in town. The majority 90% of the population are farmers, while an additional 1.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are seeds of catechu and pepper. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 8% of the population.
Antsirabe (Malagasy pronunciation:[anˌtsiraˈbe]) is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 238,478 in 2013. In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively cool climate (as the rest of the central region of the country), its industry and the high concentration of pulled rickshaws or pousse-pousse (in French), among other things.
Etymology
The Malagasy name Antsirabe translates into "the place of much salt". The city has the nicknames ville d'eau ('city of water' in French) and visy gasy or le Vichy malgache ('the Malagasy Vichy' in Malagasy and French respectively), referring to the presence of multiple thermal springs in the area.
History
The area where Antsirabe is found today was part of the Kingdom of Andrantsay which existed from the early 1600s until it was incorporated into the Imerina kingdom in the early 1800s. The area was a farming region, with production of rice, vegetables and fruit.
The first Norwegian missionaries arrived in 1868. Limestone and sulphur were exploited in the area at this time.
In addition to primary schooling the town offers secondary education at both junior and senior levels. The town has a permanent court and hospital.
There is a technical & professional Lycee in Ambanja, and a school of agriculture.
The French international school is École Primaire Française d'Ambanja a.k.a. École primaire française Charles-Baudelaire.
Madagascar (/ˌmædəˈɡæskər/ ; Malagasy:Madagasikara), officially the Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy:Repoblikan'i Madagasikara[republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥]; French:République de Madagascar), and previously known as the Malagasy Republic, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Southeast Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world), as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinentGondwana, Madagascar split from the Indian peninsula around 88million years ago, allowing native plants and animals to evolve in relative isolation. Consequently, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot; over 90% of its wildlife is found nowhere else on Earth. The island's diverse ecosystems and unique wildlife are threatened by the encroachment of the rapidly growing human population and other environmental threats.
The first archaeological evidence for human foraging on Madagascar dates to 2000BC. Human settlement of Madagascar occurred between 350BC and AD550 by Austronesian peoples arriving on outrigger canoes from Borneo. These were joined around AD 1000 by Bantu migrants crossing the Mozambique Channel from East Africa. Other groups continued to settle on Madagascar over time, each one making lasting contributions to Malagasy cultural life. The Malagasy ethnic group is often divided into 18 or more sub-groups of which the largest are the Merina of the central highlands.
Madagascar is a British nature documentary series, first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in February 2011. Produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet and narrated by David Attenborough, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Attenborough also appears briefly on camera at the beginning and end of the series. Each episode is followed by a ten-minute Madagascar Diaries segment, illustrating the techniques used to film a particular subject.
An accompanying documentary, Attenborough and the Giant Egg, was broadcast on BBC Two in March 2011. In this one-off programme, David Attenborough undertakes a personal journey back to Madagascar to investigate the fate of Aepyornis, the island's extinct elephant birds. Believed to be the largest birds which have ever lived, evidence of their existence can still be found on the island. Whilst filming Zoo Quest to Madagascar in 1961, Attenborough pieced together a complete elephant bird egg from fragments of shell collected for him.
The Madagascar was a large Britishmerchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837, which went missing on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853. The disappearance of the Madagascar was one of the great maritime mysteries of the 19th century and was probably the subject of more speculation than any other 19th century disappearance except for the Mary Celeste.
A one-eighth share in the vessel was held throughout her 16-year career by her first master Captain William Harrison Walker, the remainder continuing to be owned by various members of the Green family. The Madagascar carried freight, passengers and troops between England and India until the end of 1852. In addition to her normal crew she also carried many boys being trained as officers for the merchant marine. Known as midshipmen from naval practise, their parents or guardians paid for their training, and they only received a nominal wage of usually a shilling a month.
Antsiranana (Malagasy:Antsiran̈anaMalagasy pronunciation:[antsʲˈraŋanə̥]), named Diego-Suarez prior to 1975, is a city in the far north of Madagascar.
Antsiranana is the capital of Diana Region. It had an estimated population of 115,015 in 2013.
Transport
Antsiranana is situated on Antsiranana Bay, one of the largest deepwater harbors in the Indian Ocean, but the remote location, and, until recently, a bad road to the south, rendered it unimportant for freight traffic. Arrachart Airport provides communication primarily with other parts of Madagascar.
Climate
History
The bay and city originally used the name Diego Suarez, named after Diogo Soares, a Portuguese navigator who visited the bay in 1543.
ANTANANARIVO - DIEGO SUAREZ Voyage Part 8 ( Ankaramy - Ambanja)
published: 16 Jan 2022
Madagascar RN6 - Ambanja - 10/01/2023
published: 14 Jan 2023
ANTSIRABE . LA VILLE D'EAUX
ANTSIRABE LA VILLE D'EAUX
published: 16 Nov 2021
Healing Seekers Madagascar: Market in Ambanja
The Healing Seekers’ Team wanders through the market in Ambanja where they discover traditional uses for sweet potato leaves and the leaves of cassava.
published: 01 Feb 2021
Ambanja, Madagascar, sea level rise -135 - 65 m
The video shows the area around Ambanja in Madagascar, on an altitude-colored, relief-shaded map with present coastline outlined, while the sea level rises from 135 m below present, like at the last glacial maximum, to 65 m above present, like if all remaining ice sheets would melt. The map is centered on 14°S 48°E, with a 6° vertical field of vision, meaning a 1186x667 km2 area and 0.9 km/px resolution. CC BY 2018 SeaLevelRise.se, http://sealevelrise.se, rendered using custom PERL script, ImageMagick and FFmpeg, from open geodata, the GEBCO_2014 Grid, version 20150318. The view is also available as an interactive 3D scene at http://sealevelrise.se/en/earth_3d1/map1066.html . The video is part of the collection Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SgRGKF7pU...
published: 29 Sep 2018
Ambanja (Madagascar)
Ambanja è un comune urbano (firaisana) del Madagascar settentrionale (provincia di Antsiranana).[3]
È situata circa 500 km a nord di Antananarivo.
Ha una popolazione di 29.980 abitanti (stima 2005 [2]).
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambanja
The Healing Seekers’ Team wanders through the market in Ambanja where they discover traditional uses for sweet potato leaves and the leaves of cassava.
The Healing Seekers’ Team wanders through the market in Ambanja where they discover traditional uses for sweet potato leaves and the leaves of cassava.
The Healing Seekers’ Team wanders through the market in Ambanja where they discover traditional uses for sweet potato leaves and the leaves of cassava.
The video shows the area around Ambanja in Madagascar, on an altitude-colored, relief-shaded map with present coastline outlined, while the sea level rises from...
The video shows the area around Ambanja in Madagascar, on an altitude-colored, relief-shaded map with present coastline outlined, while the sea level rises from 135 m below present, like at the last glacial maximum, to 65 m above present, like if all remaining ice sheets would melt. The map is centered on 14°S 48°E, with a 6° vertical field of vision, meaning a 1186x667 km2 area and 0.9 km/px resolution. CC BY 2018 SeaLevelRise.se, http://sealevelrise.se, rendered using custom PERL script, ImageMagick and FFmpeg, from open geodata, the GEBCO_2014 Grid, version 20150318. The view is also available as an interactive 3D scene at http://sealevelrise.se/en/earth_3d1/map1066.html . The video is part of the collection Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SgRGKF7pUxGJDaZFX42AD-WThvESlMf
The video shows the area around Ambanja in Madagascar, on an altitude-colored, relief-shaded map with present coastline outlined, while the sea level rises from 135 m below present, like at the last glacial maximum, to 65 m above present, like if all remaining ice sheets would melt. The map is centered on 14°S 48°E, with a 6° vertical field of vision, meaning a 1186x667 km2 area and 0.9 km/px resolution. CC BY 2018 SeaLevelRise.se, http://sealevelrise.se, rendered using custom PERL script, ImageMagick and FFmpeg, from open geodata, the GEBCO_2014 Grid, version 20150318. The view is also available as an interactive 3D scene at http://sealevelrise.se/en/earth_3d1/map1066.html . The video is part of the collection Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SgRGKF7pUxGJDaZFX42AD-WThvESlMf
Ambanja è un comune urbano (firaisana) del Madagascar settentrionale (provincia di Antsiranana).[3]
È situata circa 500 km a nord di Antananarivo.
Ha una popola...
Ambanja è un comune urbano (firaisana) del Madagascar settentrionale (provincia di Antsiranana).[3]
È situata circa 500 km a nord di Antananarivo.
Ha una popolazione di 29.980 abitanti (stima 2005 [2]).
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambanja
Ambanja è un comune urbano (firaisana) del Madagascar settentrionale (provincia di Antsiranana).[3]
È situata circa 500 km a nord di Antananarivo.
Ha una popolazione di 29.980 abitanti (stima 2005 [2]).
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambanja
The Healing Seekers’ Team wanders through the market in Ambanja where they discover traditional uses for sweet potato leaves and the leaves of cassava.
The video shows the area around Ambanja in Madagascar, on an altitude-colored, relief-shaded map with present coastline outlined, while the sea level rises from 135 m below present, like at the last glacial maximum, to 65 m above present, like if all remaining ice sheets would melt. The map is centered on 14°S 48°E, with a 6° vertical field of vision, meaning a 1186x667 km2 area and 0.9 km/px resolution. CC BY 2018 SeaLevelRise.se, http://sealevelrise.se, rendered using custom PERL script, ImageMagick and FFmpeg, from open geodata, the GEBCO_2014 Grid, version 20150318. The view is also available as an interactive 3D scene at http://sealevelrise.se/en/earth_3d1/map1066.html . The video is part of the collection Post-Glacial Sea Level Rise, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6SgRGKF7pUxGJDaZFX42AD-WThvESlMf
Ambanja è un comune urbano (firaisana) del Madagascar settentrionale (provincia di Antsiranana).[3]
È situata circa 500 km a nord di Antananarivo.
Ha una popolazione di 29.980 abitanti (stima 2005 [2]).
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambanja
Antsirabe is a town and commune (Malagasy:kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambanja, which is a part of Diana Region. According to 2001 commune census the population of Antsirabe was 3,405.
Only primary schooling is available in town. The majority 90% of the population are farmers, while an additional 1.5% receives their livelihood from raising livestock. The most important crops are rice and coffee, while other important agricultural products are seeds of catechu and pepper. Services provide employment for 0.5% of the population. Additionally fishing employs 8% of the population.