Antananarivo (or Tana) is the first city and capital of the country, it is also its economic center. Its inhabitants are called Tananarivians. In January 2014, the population approached 2,600,000 inhabitants.
The city is located in the Highlands of Madagascar and rises to an altitude of 1,276 m. It is dotted with a few lakes such as: Lake Anosy, Lake Mandroseza, and especially Lake Masay.
The Urban Commune of Antananarivo, headed by a President of the special delegation, is located in the heart of Analamanga, and forms the only commune in the district of Antananarivo Renivohitra. Being the largest and most important Malagasy municipality in terms of population density, it is divided into six districts for better administration of the city.
Historical capital of the Merinas, the majority Malagasy ethnic group at the origin of the unification of the country, Tana has become a cosmopolitan city, welcoming people from the 17 other ethnic groups of the island or communities of foreign origin ( Europeans, Chinese and Indo-Pakistani), as well as expatriates who have arrived since independence.
Tana is a city that you should not miss during your stay as it has a fabulous tourist attraction, which is not always discovered at first glance. It indeed has a rich historical heritage of which certain alleys are witnesses, such as: Independence Avenue, the Queen's Palace in Manjakamiadana, etc.