Toamasina

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Toamasina

Total population

325,857

Coordinates-18.16°, 49.41°

Demographic figures from INSTAT Madagascar. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

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 215 km (134 mi) northeast of its capital and largest city Antananarivo. In 2018 Toamasina had a population of 325,857.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.