Place:Toliara, Tuléar, Madagascar

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NameToliara
Alt namesToliarysource: Wikipedia
Tuléarsource: Encyclopædia Britannica (1985) XI, 831; Times Atlas of the World (1985) plate 95; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 1218
Tuléarsource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates23.333°S 43.683°E
Located inTuléar, Madagascar
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Toliara (also known as Toliary, ; formerly Tuléar) is a city in Madagascar.

It is the capital of the Atsimo-Andrefana region, located 936 km southwest of national capital Antananarivo.

The current spelling of the name was adopted in the 1970s, reflecting the orthography of the Malagasy 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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