Map of Toliara, Madagascar

Toliara is the administrative centre of Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar, with a population of about 178,725. It lies at 23.3500°S, 43.6667°E. Toliara is about 636 km (395 mi) southwest of Antananarivo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ampanihy, 185 km to the southeast.

Toliara at a glance

Where is Toliara?

• The 6th largest city in Madagascar by recorded population.
• Located in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 42 min on the shortest day to 13 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Toliara

• Ampanihy — 185 km southeast
• Ihosy — 273 km east
• Ambovombe — 319 km southeast
• Amboasary — 333 km southeast
• Morondava — 347 km north
• Ambalavao — 375 km northeast
• Tôlanaro — 385 km southeast
• Vangaindrano — 402 km east
• Fianarantsoa — 410 km northeast
• Ikongo — 420 km east

Largest cities in Atsimo-Andrefana

• Ampanihy — 40,244

Largest cities in Madagascar

• Antananarivo — 1,349,501
• Toamasina — 345,107
• Antsirabe — 260,907
• Mahajanga — 260,556
• Fianarantsoa — 203,105
• Antsiranana — 136,959
• Sambava — 89,003
• Imerintsiatosika — 74,085
• Antalaha — 71,898
• Tôlanaro — 71,258

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.