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Antsirabe is a agricultural and industrial centre of Madagascar. Industries include brewing, flour, milk processing, oil, textiles and cigarette manufacturing. The city is the headquarters of [[Tiko]] and [[Star Brewery]].
Agricultural produce include rice, vegetables and fruits and due to the cool climate, apples, pears, plums and other temperate fruit can be grown in this the region.
At an altitude of about 1,500 metres, the Antsirabe is the coolest city in Madagascar, with winter temperatures, usually between May and September, udually usually dropping to zero degrees celsius.
The city was founded in 1872 by Norwegian missionaries who were attracted by the cool climate and the healing properties of its many thermal springsand minerals. The city is often nicknamed the "Vichy Malgache" due to the many thermal springs and minerals in the area. The name Antsirabe literaly literally means "the place of much salt".
There is an airfield (IATA code: ATJ) but it is only in use by private planes. A railway connects with Antananarivo but us only used by freight trains. To reach Antsirabe by car coming from Antananarivo takes 3-4 hours.
== Things to do in Antsirabe ==
