Antanifotsy


Antanifotsy is a city, rural commune and a district located in Vakinankaratra Region in Madagascar. It is the eighth largest city in the country, with a population of 70,626 in 2004. The city is at 112 km from Antananarivo and at 60 km to Antsirabe on the National Road n7. Ilempona Gara is a railway station on the Antananarivo - Antsirabe line.
The District of Antanifotsy is composed by 14 Rural Communes: Ambatolahy · Ambatomiady · Ambatotsipihina · Ambodiriana · Ambohimandroso · Ambohitompoina · Ampitatafika · Andranofito · Anjamanga · Antanifotsy · Antsahalava · Antsampandrano · Belanitra · Soamanandrariny.
Formerly, the commune of Antanifotsy was composed by 59 Fokontany. 12 of them were moved to Soamanandrariny when it became a new commune: Ambalavao, Ambatoharanana, Ambatolampy, Ambatomaintikely, Ambatomiankina nord, Ambatovaventy Est, Ambatovaventy Oeust, Ambodiriana Est, Ambohijanaka, Ambohitrimanjaka, Amboniandrefana, Andohafarihy, Andohariana, Andohavary II, Andranomalaza, Andrefaniala, Andriantsilahy, Angavo Est, Ankararana, Anondrilahy, Anosimboahangy, Antanambao, Antanetilava, Antanety, Antanety Nord, Antanifotsy, Antanikatsaka, Antemotra, Antobiniaro, Antsahamaina, Antsahondra Est, Antsenakely, Bemasoandro, Bepaiso, Fierenana, Mahalavolona, Mahatsinjo centre, Morarano Ambatobe, Morarano III, Morarano IV, Morarano Ouest, Sahavato centre, Sahavato Haut, Sahavato Ouest, Saonjorano, Tokotanitsara, Tsarafara.

Twin cities