Highest Major Cities in Madagascar

Cities in Madagascar with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by elevation above sea level (GeoNames digital elevation model).

📅 2026📏 metres50 entries🇲🇬 See all of this country’s rankings →

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Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (metres); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.

Soanindrariny21,000 people · Vakinankaratra

1,763 m

Faratsiho37,563 people · Vakinankaratra

1,729 m

Ambatolampy34,198 people · Vakinankaratra

1,586 m

Antanifotsy70,626 people · Vakinankaratra

1,571 m

Antsirabe260,907 people · Vakinankaratra

1,513 m

Ambohitrolomahitsy17,000 people · Analamanga

1,502 m

Soavinandriana42,410 people · Itasy

1,500 m

Manjakandriana23,498 people · Analamanga

1,462 m

Miandrarivo27,000 people · Vakinankaratra

1,424 m

Arivonimamo29,997 people · Itasy

1,418 m

Ambatofinandrahana39,618 people · Amoron'i Mania

1,402 m

Alarobia16,000 people · Analamanga

1,389 m

Ankazondandy16,000 people · Analamanga

1,378 m

Betafo36,364 people · Vakinankaratra

1,371 m

Fandriana30,958 people · Amoron'i Mania

1,364 m

Sadabe17,000 people · Analamanga

1,336 m

Ambositra43,504 people · Amoron'i Mania

1,318 m

Imerintsiatosika74,085 people · Itasy

1,296 m

Antananarivo1,349,501 people · Analamanga

1,274 m

Ivato52,376 people · Analamanga

1,273 m

Ambohidratrimo25,163 people · Analamanga

1,271 m

Anjozorobe25,541 people · Analamanga

1,235 m

Ankazobe28,430 people · Analamanga

1,231 m

Fianarantsoa203,105 people · Upper Matsiatra

1,117 m

Bealanana32,764 people · Sofia

1,097 m

Didy33,039 people · Alaotra Mangoro

1,033 m

Ambalavao45,784 people · Upper Matsiatra

1,009 m

Fenoarivo Be19,605 people · Bongolava

983 m

Andilamena39,428 people · Alaotra Mangoro

933 m

Moramanga60,456 people · Alaotra Mangoro

913 m

Tsiroanomandidy47,087 people · Bongolava

862 m

Ikalamavony15,601 people · Upper Matsiatra

818 m

Betroka18,350 people · Anosy

795 m

Amparafaravola35,266 people · Alaotra Mangoro

777 m

Ambatondrazaka50,463 people · Alaotra Mangoro

768 m

Imerimandroso15,095 people · Alaotra Mangoro

755 m

Ihosy41,892 people · Ihorombe

733 m

Ivohibe22,290 people · Ihorombe

643 m

Vondrozo19,949 people · Atsimo-Atsinanana

485 m

Andapa36,660 people · Sava

483 m

Sakaraha21,826 people · Atsimo-Andrefana

480 m

Ifanadiana16,607 people · Vatovavy Region

433 m

Marolambo26,160 people · Atsinanana

424 m

Ankazoabo25,961 people · Atsimo-Andrefana

398 m

Bekily20,915 people · Androy

383 m

Tsaratanana26,446 people · Betsiboka

349 m

Ikongo38,851 people · Fitovinany Region

321 m

Befandriana18,596 people · Sofia

280 m

Betioky27,125 people · Atsimo-Andrefana

257 m

Ampanihy40,244 people · Atsimo-Andrefana

236 m

Highlights

Within Madagascar, Soanindrariny ranks first in 2026 with 1,763 m, followed by Faratsiho (1,729 m) and Ambatolampy (1,586 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,763 m (Soanindrariny) to 236 m (Ampanihy), with a median of 1,065 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 17, 2026 — Elevation is the GeoNames digital elevation model value at the populated place coordinates; population figures are shown for context.

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Highlights

Within Madagascar, Soanindrariny ranks first in 2026 with 1,763 m, followed by Faratsiho (1,729 m) and Ambatolampy (1,586 m).

Across 50 entries, values run from 1,763 m (Soanindrariny) to 236 m (Ampanihy), with a median of 1,065 m.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: metres.