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.

• Population345,107
• Nearest water from center 2.0 km1.2 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 9.2 km5.7 mi