Time in Madagascar

Madagascar keeps one time: East Africa Time, UTC+3 all year, with no daylight saving time. Its capital is Antananarivo.

Madagascar and the countries around it

East Africa TimeUTC+03:00Antananarivo, Toamasina, and AntsirabeIndian/Antananarivo

Madagascar (simplified outline). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Population: 26,262,368 GeoNames figure; the source gives no year
Total area: 226,657 sq mi (587,040 km²)
Currency: Ariary (MGA)
Languages: French (Madagascar), Malagasy
Calling code: +261
Driving side: Right
Country code (ISO): MG
Coordinates (central point): -18.769016, 46.728567

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Local time in the largest cities

Antananarivo, Toamasina, Antsirabe, Mahajanga, Fianarantsoa, Toliara, Antsiranana, and Sambava all keep East Africa Time, like the rest of Madagascar.

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