Toamasina

Toamasina

 town, eastern Madagascar. The town lies along the Indian Ocean. It was rebuilt after destruction by hurricane in 1927, with the modern sector centring on the tree-lined avenue Poincaré. Toamasina is Madagascar's commercial hub and foremost port, handling much of the island's foreign trade. It exports coffee, vanilla, pepper, cloves, and graphite and imports machinery, textiles, and foodstuffs. There are food-processing, metal-working, and other plants in the town. Toamasina is also the site of a university (1977). It is the terminus of the railway from Antananarivo, the national capital, 135 miles (217 km) southwest, and also has an airfield. Pop. (1990 est.) 145,431.

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  • Toamasina — 18.15416666666749.409166666667 Koordinaten: 18° 9′ S, 49° 25′ O …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Toamasina — Original name in latin Toamasina Name in other language TMM, Tamatave, Toamasina, Tuamasina, tu a ma xi na, Туамасина State code MG Continent/City Indian/Antananarivo longitude 18.1492 latitude 49.40234 altitude 12 Population 206373 Date 2012 06… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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  • Toamasina II — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Toamasina II Country and Admin Code MG.7670857.7670945 MG …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Toamasina Airport — is an airport in Toamasina, Madagascar airport codes|TMM|FMMT.Infobox Airport name = Toamasino Airport nativename = nativename a = nativename r = image width = caption = IATA = TMM ICAO = FMMT type = Public owner = operator = city served =… …   Wikipedia

  • Toamasina (province) — Province de Tamatave Toamasina Administration Pays Madagascar Type Province Capitale Toamasina …   Wikipédia en Français

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