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'''Antsirabe is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region. The mostly Betsileo population of the city numbers approximately 183,000. The city was founded in 1872 by Norwegian missionaries who were attracted by the cool climate and healing properties of the many thermal springs and minerals in the area. The city is often sometimes nicknamed "Vichy Malgache" and the name Antsirabe literally means "the place of much salt".'''

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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 of home is the location of the [[STAR Brewery|STAR brewery]] headquarters and formerly 's headquarter, the major beer brand in Madagascar. <!--Antsirabe was the location of [[Marc Ravalomanana]]'s former [[Tiko]] (its former gigantic company, which abrubtly closed at the end of his political career in 2009. Tiko's huge storage facilites facilities stand empty abandoned a few kilometres along the RN7 north of the city). Agricultural produce include rice, vegetables and fruits and due to the cool climate, apples, pears, plums and other temperate fruit can be grown in the region.-->

At an altitude Agricultural produce of about 1the area include rice,500 metresvegetables and fruits, Antsirabe is and due to the coolest city in Madagascarcool climate, apples, pears, with winter temperatures between May plums and September, usually dropping to zero degrees Celsiusother temperate fruit can be grown in the region.

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