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Antsirabe is an agricultural and industrial centre of Madagascar. Industries include brewing, flour, milk processing, oil, textiles and cigarette manufacturing. The city is the location of the [[STAR|STAR brewery]]'s headquarter, one of the major beer brands brand in Madagascar. <!--Antsirabe was the location of [[Marc Ravalomanana]]'s former [[Tiko]] company, which abrubtly closed at the end of his political career in 2009. Tiko's abruptly abandoned huge storage facilities can be seen stand abandoned a few kilometres along the RN7 north of the city.-->
Agricultural produce of the area include rice, vegetables and fruits, and due to the cool climate, apples, pears, plums and other temperate fruit can be grown in the region.
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At an altitude of about 1,500 metres, Antsirabe is the coolest city in Madagascar, with winter temperatures, between May and September, usually dropping to zero degrees Celsius.
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There is an airfield <!--(IATA code: ATJ)--> but it is only in use by private planes. A railway connects Antsirabe with Antananarivo , but which is only used by freight trains. To reach Antsirabe by A car coming ride from Antananarivo takes 3-4 hours.
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