Befotaka

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Befotaka
Befotaka Sud
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Befotaka
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 23°49′30″S46°58′44″E / 23.82500°S 46.97889°E / -23.82500; 46.97889
CountryFlag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
Region Atsimo-Atsinanana
District Befotaka Sud District
Elevation
779 m (2,556 ft)
Time zone UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
307

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

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From the coast and Vangaindrano it can be reached by the unpaved, secondary road 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:

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References

  1. "www.parcs-madagascar.com". Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2013-05-21.