Toliara

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Toliara Tuléar Toliary
The city centre of Toliara (Tuléar) as of 2007.
Toliara Location of Toliara in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°21′S 43°40′E / -23.35, 43.667
Country	Madagascar
Province	Toliara
Region	Atsimo-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.

[edit] See also

• Isalo National Park
• Beza Mahafaly Reserve

Coordinates: 23°21′S, 43°40′E