Toamasina, Atsinanana, Madagascar uses Indian/Antananarivo, currently EAT (UTC+03:00). No clock changes are scheduled in the next 12 months.
Toamasina is a city in Madagascar, with a population of about 345,100. Unlike many places, it does not observe daylight saving time.
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Toamasina is Madagascar's principal port, on the east coast facing the Indian Ocean. The town is laid out on flat coastal ground with wide avenues, a long beachfront and a working harbour at its northern end.
The port and the seafront boulevard are the town's main features, though the ocean here has strong currents and sharks and is not generally safe for swimming. The town is the eastern terminus of the railway from Antananarivo and the gateway to the Pangalanes canal, a long chain of inland lagoons running down the coast.
Cycle rickshaws known as pousse-pousse are the characteristic local transport on the flat streets, supplemented by shared taxis. The road to the capital is long and slow, and boats work the Pangalanes canal.
The drier, cooler months around the middle of the year are much the most comfortable. This coast is among the wettest parts of Madagascar and is exposed to cyclones in the southern summer.
Madagascar uses the MGA, calling code +261.
Madagascar uses the ariary, and Malagasy is the everyday language with French widely used in commerce. Greetings are extended, and cash is essential outside the larger hotels.
