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Revision as of 21:31, 7 March 2009

Toliara
Tuléar
Toliary
The city centre of Toliara (Tuléar) as of 2007.
The city centre of Toliara (Tuléar) as of 2007.
Country Madagascar
ProvinceToliara
RegionAtsimo-Andrefana
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
101,661

Toliara (also known as Toliary; formerly Tuléar) is a city in Madagascar.

It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region and the Toliara province.

The current spelling(s) of the name was adopted in the 1970s, and reflects the orthography of the Malagasy language. Many geographic place names were similarly altered in this time from their previous French spellings following Malagasy independence in 1960.

The city has a population of 101,661 (2001 census). As a port town it acts as a major import/export hub for commodities such as sisal, soap, hemp, cotton, rice, and peanuts.

Air Madagascar operates scheduled flights to here.

See also

Ifaty beach near Toliara

23°21′S 43°40′E / 23.350°S 43.667°E / -23.350; 43.667

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