Befotaka

Place in Atsimo-Atsinanana, Madagascar
Befotaka
Befotaka Atsimo
Befotaka Sud
23°49′30″S 46°58′44″E / 23.82500°S 46.97889°E / -23.82500; 46.97889
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsimo-Atsinanana
DistrictBefotaka Sud District
Elevation
779 m (2,556 ft)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
307

Befotaka is a town in Atsimo-Atsinanana Region in south-eastern Madagascar. It is situated near the Itomampy river.

From the coast and Vangaindrano it can be reached by the unpaved, secondary road RN T18 of 94 km in very bad state of conservation to Nosifeno (formerly: Midongy Sud), to continue on another secondary road of 42 km to Befotaka.

Nature

It is the gateway to the Midongy du sud National Park (also called: Midongy-Betroka National Park) that is found in a distance of 34 km.[1]


Administration

To the commune of Befotaka also belong the following villages:

  • Ambohimasoa
  • Ambondr
  • Andasy
  • Andioteny
  • Andranovory, Befotaka
  • Andria, Befotaka
  • Ankazovelo, Befotaka
  • Bekofafa
  • Belenalena
  • Morarano
  • Soabonaka
  • Soavariana
  • Soarano

References

  1. ^ "www.parcs-madagascar.com". Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
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Madagascar Communes in the Atsimo-Atsinanana Region of the Republic of Madagascar
Capital: Farafangana
Befotaka Sud (6) - 307
Farafangana (30) - 309Midongy-Atsimo (6) - 318Vangaindrano (28) - 320Vondrozo (16) - 322
5 districts; 86 communes


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