Anakao | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 23°40′S 43°39′E / 23.667°S 43.650°E | |
Country | Madagascar |
Region | Atsimo-Andrefana |
District | Toliara II District |
Commune | Soalara |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gaston |
Postal 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]