'''Mantasoa is a resort town in the midst of a pine forest by an artificial lake located northeast of Antananarivo along the RN2 national road.'''
<googlemap version="0.9" lat="-19.01087" lon="47.833287" zoom="17" controls="large">-19.01086The population of Mantasoa is just under 10,000, 47most of whom make their living from agriculture and forestry.83325Mantasoa (approximate location)</googlemap>
A growing number of people also work in tourism as Mantasoa has become popular weekend break destination for visitors from the nearby capital. There are three major hotels, Hermitage, Chalet and Riverside. There are 2 high schools, 3 colleges and 11 primary schools Mantasoa. The population main attractions of the town are the artificial lake which was built in 1937, the industrial city built by Jean Laborde at the beginning of Mantasoa the French colonisation. Jean Laborde (1806 - 1878) who is just under 10buried here was a French adventurer,000entrepreneur and early industrialist. He was appointed the first French Consul by Napoleon III in response to the British taking an interest in Madagascar. As such, most he was the first involved in securing a French influence in Madagascar and had a considerable influence on social and the political life of the Merina Kingdom of whom make their living from agriculture the central highlands in the 19th century. Jean Laborde was the appointed architect and forestryweapons manufacturer of Queen Ranavalona I.
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== Additional information ==
* View all [[Mantasoa photos]]* http://www.travel2mada.com/citiesmantasoa-madagascars-city/mantasoa~.xhtml
* http://www.mantasoa.com
