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Toamasina
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Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and largest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857.
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Toamasina is a port city in Madagascar, situated in the Atsinanana region. It serves as the capital of both the Atsinanana region and Toamasina I. The city is located on the Indian Ocean and has an area of 20 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 6 meters, with other sources citing figures of 8 and 12 meters. The population is listed as 225,116 in one dataset and 345,107 in another.
The city operates in the UTC+03:00 time zone, also designated as Indian/Antananarivo. Its climate is classified as doldrums under the Köppen system. Toamasina is twinned with Saint-Étienne. The demonym for residents is Tamatavienne or Tamatavien.
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Place details
- Locality
- Toamasina
- Region
- Atsinanana
- Country
- Madagasikara / Madagascar
- Population
- 345,107
- Timezone
- Indian/Antananarivo
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Toamasina
- Settlement.other_name
- Tamatave
- Settlement.motto
- ''Lakana tsara voha manafak'onja''("A good boat, open to the waves")
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Tamatave - panoramio.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 300px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Toamasina
- Settlement.image_shield
- Toamasina.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 150px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Madagascar
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 240
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Atsinanana
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Nantenaina Rakotonirina
via Wikipedia infobox
Travel guide
Get around
First when you come at the first time, there are many places that you have to visit during your trips, they are the following ones
Bord de la mer: the seaside is a few hundred meters from the city hall to the north point, it has many attractions like the view of the Port and also some domestic bars and restaurants. La Mairie (in Malagasy, "Lapan'ny tanana"): the city hall is one of the most known places in Toamasina. It is where people prepare their civilian documents like marriage certificates.
Do
Canal des Pangalanes. There are overnight trips on this amazing man-made and natural canal that effectively extends half way down the east coast of Madagascar. Ask at the Hotel Joffre or the travel agents nearby. The boat service is run by a French man who only runs services when there is sufficient clientele.
Buy
thumb|Multi-colored artisanal stools
Connect
Telma (next to the post office) Avenue De Independent. It has good 4G internet. 12GB of data cost 75,000 Ar, good for 30 days. Most hotels now have free Wi-Fi.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable person
- Geography
- Climate
- Transport
- Roads
- Education
- Hospitals
- Sports
- Places of worship
- Neighborhoods
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the country, situated northeast of its capital and largest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857.
== History == thumb|left|Downtown in 1912 Under French rule, Toamasina was the seat of several foreign consuls, as well as of numerous French officials, and was the chief port for the capital and the interior. Imports consisted principally of piece-goods, farinaceous foods, and iron and steel goods; main exports were gold dust, raffia, hides, caoutchouc (natural rubber) and live animals. Communication with Europe was maintained by steamers of the Messageries Maritimes and the Havraise companies, and also with Mauritius, and thence to Sri Lanka, by the British Union-Castle Line.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toamasina” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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