Tsiroanomandidy
Tsiroanomandidy | |
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Main street of Tsiroanomandidy | |
| Coordinates: 18°46′11.28″S 46°3′0″E / 18.7698000°S 46.05000°E | |
| Country | Madagascar |
| Region | Bongolava |
| District | Tsiroanomandidy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mananjara Jaona Razafindredohy |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 km2 (13.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 860 m (2,820 ft) |
| Population (2018 census) | |
• Total | 44,461 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC3 (EAT) |
| Postal code | 119 |
| Climate | Aw |
Tsiroanomandidy [tsiˌrunʷmanˈdidʲ] is a city (commune urbaine) in central-western Madagascar, approximately 210 kilometres west of the capital Antananarivo.
Tsiroanomandidy is the capital of Bongolava Region and of Tsiroanomandidy District. Its name means One person only reigns, and comes from the memories of the victory of king Radama I over his rival Ramitraho, King of the Sakalava in 1822.