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Fianarantsoa
Upper Matsiatra · Madagascar
City population
203,105
#5
in Madagascar
#1
in Upper Matsiatra
#2,822
worldwide
-21.453, 47.086 · 286 km from Antananarivo
About Fianarantsoa
Fianarantsoa is a city in Upper Matsiatra, Madagascar with a population of 203,105. It is the 5th largest of the 106 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Madagascar, and the 2,822nd largest worldwide. It lies 286 km from Antananarivo.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Upper Matsiatra
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
1,117 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Indian/Antananarivo
Coordinates
-21.453, 47.086
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
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