Anakao

Anakao or Anokao[1] is a coastal municipality, somewhere on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.[2]

Anakao
Municipality
Anakao is located in Madagascar
Anakao
Anakao
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Andrefana
DistrictToliara II District
CommuneSoalara

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."[3] 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.[4]

References
  1. Great Britain. Hydrographic Dept (1990). South Indian Ocean pilot: Comores, Madagascar, Seychelles Group, La Réunion, Mauritius, Chagos Archipelago, and other islands lying westward of longitude 900 East. Hydrographer of the Navy. p. 98. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. Lehoullier, Sara (15 August 2010). Madagascar (Travel Companion). Other Places Publishing. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-9822619-5-8. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. 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.
  4. TOURISME DANS LA REGION DE TOLIARA: CAS D’IFATY – MANGILY ET ANAKAO
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