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Toliara
Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar · Africa
About Toliara
Toliara sits on the route: 25 minutes from Behompy.
Toliara is in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar, with about 180,000 people. The nearest town is Behompy, about 22 km away.
Toliara (also known as Toliary, [tuliˈarʲ]; formerly Tuléar) is a city in southern Madagascar. It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of the national capital Antananarivo.
The current spelling of the name was adopted in the 1970s, reflecting the orthography of the MalagasyRead more
language. Many geographic place names, assigned French spellings during the colonial period, were altered following Malagasy independence in 1960.
The city has a population of 168,758 in 2018. As a port town it acts as a major import/export hub for commodities such as sisal, soap, hemp, cotton, rice and peanuts.
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Toliara is in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar, about 22 km from Behompy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 178,725
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Madagascar
- Region
- Atsimo-Andrefana
- Timezone
- Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates
- -23.3500, 43.6667
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