Anakao

Municipality in Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar

23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E / -23.667; 43.650Country

MadagascarRegionAtsimo-AndrefanaDistrictToliara II DistrictCommuneSoalaraGovernment

• MayorGastonPostal code

602

Anakao is a coastal municipality, somewhere on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.^[1]

It is located southwest of Soalara. It is inhabited by the Vezo people and is a beach ressort. There are some tombs located near the point of the town. The topography is described as "rather flat, except where the sandy soil forms dunes."^[2] To the south are the villages of Ankilimivony and Ankiririsa.

The municipality of Anakao also covers the following villages: Anakao Haut, Anakao Bas, Befasy and Maromena.^[3]

References

^ Lehoullier, Sara (15 August 2010). Madagascar (Travel Companion). Other Places Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-9822619-5-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ Krall, S.; Peveling, Ralf; Diallo, Daoulé Ba (1997). New strategies in locust control. Birkhäuser. p. 145. ISBN 978-3-7643-5442-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ TOURISME DANS LA REGION DE TOLIARA: CAS D’IFATY – MANGILY ET ANAKAO