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Also known as Tolagnaro, Fort Dauphin, Tolanaro

city in Madagascar

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Tôlanaro is a city in Madagascar that serves as the capital of the Anosy region. It is situated at an elevation of 27 meters and falls within the Indian/Antananarivo time zone, which corresponds to UTC+03:00. The city is located in the administrative territorial entity of Tôlanaro, Anosy.

Population figures for the city vary by source, with one listing 67,284 residents and another recording 71,258. The area includes residential zones such as Ambinanikely. Current weather observations indicate a temperature of 20.93 degrees, humidity at 83 percent, air pressure of 1018, and wind speed of 4.12.

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Place details

Locality
Tolagnaro
Region
Anosy
Country
Madagasikara / Madagascar
Population
71,258
Timezone
Indian/Antananarivo

via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames

Key facts

Country
Madagascar
Region
Anosy
Mayor
Georges Mamy RANDRIANAINA
Total
31.17 km (12.03 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Density
2,159/km (5,591/sq mi)
Time zone
East Africa Time (GMT+3)
Climate
Af

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Madagascar
Located in
Anosy
Population
67284
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Capital of
Anosy
Image
Tolanaro.jpg
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Commons category
Tôlagnaro
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Travel guide

Get in

While connected to other cities by road, the road conditions are so poor that most visitors will arrive on an Air Madagascar flight from either Toliara or Antananarivo.

Go next

Berenty Reserve is a 1000 ha private reserve located 86 km west of Taolagnaro. It is one of the premier tourist destinations in Madagascar as it has been protected for over forty years and is home to six species of lemur, the south's largest colony of fruit bats, and 103 bird species. You must make arrangements to visit ahead of time, and the single lodge is often fully booked months in advance.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

Fort-Dauphin (Malagasy Tolagnaro or Taolagnaro) is a city (commune urbaine) on the southeast coast of Madagascar. It is the capital of the Anosy Region and of the Taolagnaro District. It has been a port of local importance since the early 1500s. A new port, the Ehoala Port was built in 2006–2009. Fort-Dauphin was the first French settlement in Madagascar.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tôlanaro” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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