Fort Dauphin
in Anosy Region, Madagascar
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Tôlanaro Airport (2 mi) - Bekily Airport (119 mi)
- Ampanihy Airport (143 mi)
- Farafangana Airport (163 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -25.032 and 46.983 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -25° 1' 56" and E 46° 58' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Ariary - MGA
- Spoken languages:
- French, Malagasy
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 12:10 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:54 am and 6:21 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 28.883 and -118.293 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Campamento Sur - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Madagascar.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Madagascar. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Fort Dauphin
Fort Dauphin in Anosy Region with it's 45,141 citizens is a town in Madagascar about 424 mi (or 683 km) south of Antananarivo, the country's capital city.
Current time in Fort Dauphin is now 12:10 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Indian / Antananarivo with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 4 airports near Fort Dauphin. The closest airport in Madagascar is Tôlanaro Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 3 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ambovombe, Amboasary, Farafangana, Ihosy and Manakara. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 29°C / 83 °F
| Morning Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 56% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
29°C (84 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
31°C (87 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
La Marina
Videos from this area
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Fort Dauphin en Famille
FORT-DAUPHIN en FAMILLE.
Ecole Les Jolies Coccinelles de Fort-Dauphin - Madagascar 2014
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Pêcheur de langoustes - Libanona, Fort-Dauphin - Madagascar
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Surf à l'anse Monseigneur - Madagascar - Fort-Dauphin
Un des trois spots de surf de la ville de Fort-Dauphin. Les deux autres étant aux plages de Faux-Cap et d'Ankoba dans la Fausse-Baie des Galions (entre la ville et la péninsule d'Ehoala où...
Présentation des Associations Kant'Art/Maroolo et Fort-Dauphin.org
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Arrival in Fort Dauphin 1989
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Anse Monseigneur - Passage de baleines - Fort-Dauphin - Madagascar
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Maroolo Fort-Dauphin - Manifestation du 20/12/2012
Manifestation donnée lors de la Commémoration de l'Abolition de l'Esclavage le 20 décembre 2012 à Fort-Dauphin, Madagascar, à l'initiative du Collectif Maroolo. En savoir plus : maroolo.org.
Plage d'Ambinanibe - Retour des pêcheurs - Madagascar - Fort-Dauphin
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Platiers sédimentaires - Libanona, Fort-Dauphin - Madagascar
Les platiers sédimentaires, le long de la corniche du côté de la plage de Libanona, sont des plateaux rocheux comme un gruyère à l'intérieur duquel l'eau de mer s'engouffre. Les pêcheurs...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Tôlanaro
Tôlanaro or Tolagnaro is a city (commune urbaine) on the southeast coast of Madagascar. It is the capital of the Anosy Region and of the Tôlanaro District. It has been a port of local importance since the early 1500s, and a new port has been built at Ehoala by QMM and the World Bank. Formerly Fort Dauphin, it was the first French settlement in Madagascar.
Tôlanaro Airport
Tôlanaro Airport (also known as Marillac Airport) is an airport in Tôlanaro, Anosy Region, Madagascar.
Anosy Region
Anosy is one of the 22 regions of Madagascar in the south-east of the country. It is located on the eastern side of what used to be Province of Tulear. The name "Anosy" means "island(s)" in Malagasy. Due to a strategic main searoute running along its coast, Anosy has been an osmotic crossroads for Malagasy and the rest of the world over the last 500 years.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Fort Dauphin.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Faradofay, Taolanaro, Tôlagnaro
