Toliara (Madagascar

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Toliara (Madagascar : Province)
Other forms of name
Faritanin' i Toliara (Madagascar)
Faritanin' i Toliary (Madagascar)
Faritany de Toliara (Madagascar)
Faritany de Toliary (Madagascar)
Toliara Province (Madagascar)
Toliary (Madagascar : Province)
Coordinates
45 45 -21 -21 (geonet )
E0441500 E0441500 S0224500 S0224500 (wikiped )
E0450000 E0450000 S0210000 S0210000 (geonet )
Associated country
Madagascar
See Also From tracing place name
Tulear (Madagascar : Province)
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 127970703
Wikidata: Q162020
Library of congress: n 90625371
Sources of Information
  • BGN gaz. Madagascar, 1989(Toliara, Faritany de, ADM 1, 21°00ʹS 45°00ʹE; ref. from Tulear, Province de [earlier name])
  • GEOnet, Nov. 15, 2010(Faritanin' i Toliara (approved), Toliara (short); Toliara, Faritany de (approved), Toliara (short); variants: Toliara, Faritanin' i; Toliary, Faritanin' i; Toliary, Faritany de; Tulear; Tulear, Province de; first-order administrative division, Madagascar, 21°00ʹ00ʺS 045°00ʹ00ʺE, -21° 45°)
  • Wikipedia, Nov. 15, 2010:Toliara Province (Toliara (formerly Toliary or Tuléar) is a former province of Madagascar; Toliara Province was divided into four regions: Androy, Anosy, Atsimo Andrefana, and Menabe. These four regions became the first-level administrative divisions when the provinces were abolished in 2009)
  • BGN gaz. Madagascar, 1989(Toliara, Faritany de, ADM 1, 21p0s00ʹS 45p0s00ʹE; ref. from Tulear, Province de [earlier name])

Wikipedia description:

The Toliara Province (formerly Toliary or Tuléar) is a former province of Madagascar with an area of 161,405 square kilometres (62,319 sq mi). It had a population of 2,229,550 (July, 2001). Its capital was Toliara. Near Toliara was the "spiny forest". Toliara Province bordered the following provinces – Mahajanga Province in the north, Antananarivo Province in the northeast and Fianarantsoa Province in the east.

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