Antsirabe is the home of Tiko (milk and other food products), Star Brasseries (beverages), Cotona (textiles) and Kobama (grain).
The city is at the end of the TA (Tananarive-Antsirabe) railway, currently only with freight trains. The line has been extended southwards through Vinaninkarena, but the extension is not used. National road 7 connects the city to Antananarivo (North), Fianarantsoa and Toliara (South).
There are warm springs and a thermal bath, which was especially famous in the 19th century.
The city was founded by a Norwegian missionary to serve as a retreat center because of the climate. The name of the city translates into "the place of much salt".
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