Toamasina
Madagascar's largest port city and its second-biggest urban centre overall, Toamasina sits on the Indian Ocean's edge on the country's east coast, a short distance northeast of the capital Antananarivo. Known historically as Tamatave — its official name until 1977 — the city has a walkable centre with a real café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic churches, alongside the working harbour that makes it the country's principal seaport.
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- Population345,107
- Nearest water from center 2.0 km1.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 9.2 km5.7 mi
Nearest airports
Toamasina: quick answers
Where is Toamasina?
Toamasina is in Madagascar.
How do you get to Toamasina?
The nearest airport is Toamasina (TMM), about 22 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Toamasina?
The warmest month is January, averaging 26°C78°F across day and night; the coolest is July, at 21°C69°F. The wettest month is March, with about 338 mm13.3 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Toamasina?
OpenStreetMap lists 39 restaurants and 26 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.