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Tôlan̈aro

Madagascar
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Tôlan̈aro, town, southeastern tip of Madagascar. It was settled temporarily between 1504 and 1528 by shipwrecked Portuguese sailors. The French built a fort there in 1643, and Étienne de Flacourt wrote his descriptive Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar there in 1661. A port on the Indian Ocean, Tôlan̈aro handles exports of dried fish, lumber, cattle, sisal, waxes, beans, peanuts (groundnuts), and other foodstuffs. It serves as the outlet for large sisal and castor-oil plantations. Its extensive beaches make it a holiday resort. Pop. (2001 est.) 39,000; (2014 est.) 50,400.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.