Ankarafantsika National Park | |
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Location | Boeny Region, Madagascar |
Nearest city | Andranofasika Majunga |
Area | 1,365.13 km2 (527.08 sq mi) |
Established | 31 December 1927 (as nature reserve) 2002 (as national park) |
Governing body | Madagascar National Parks |
Official name | Zones Humides Ankarafantsika (CLSA) |
Designated | 2 February 2017 |
Reference no. | 2289[1] |
Ankarafantsika National Park is a national park near Andranofasika in the Boeny Region of Madagascar. The closest city is Majunga 115 kilometres (71 mi) north of the park. Ankarafantsika is mostly tropical in climate type. The Sakalava people are the predominant ethnic group living and farming here. The greater big-footed mouse (Macrotarsomys ingens) lives in the park and is not known anywhere else.