Betroka is a hilly city (commune urbaine) in the

Anosy Anosy is one of the 23 regions of Madagascar. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the eastern side of what was once the Toliara Province. The name ''Anosy'' means "island(s)" in Malagasy. Due to a strategic sea route running alon ...

Region in southern

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, and is the source of the

Onilahy River Onilahy is a river in Atsimo-Andrefana and Anosy ( Toliara Province), southern Madagascar. It flows down from the hills near Betroka to the Mozambique Channel. It empties at St. Augustin (), and into the Bay of Saint-Augustin. Two species of cic ...

It is situated at the

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Ihosy Ihosy is a city (commune urbaine) with 39,556 inhabitants (2018) in Ihorombe Region in central south Madagascar. Ihosy is the capital of Ihorombe Region, as well as of the district of Ihosy District, Ihosy. Geography Ihosy is an important cross ...

Tolagnaro Fort-Dauphin (Malagasy Tolagnaro or Taolagnaro) is a city (''commune urbaine'') on the southeast coast of Madagascar. It is the capital of the Anosy Region and of the Taolagnaro District. It has been a port of local importance since the early 150 ...

, at 118 km from

, 77 km from Isoanala and 203 km from Antanimora Sud. An

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

serves the town. The true name of the city is ''Betroky'' which means tree with a big belly. But the Merina (Ambaniandro) changed the name after. Betroky belongs to Bara tribe, a tribe from the east of Madagasikara.

Nature

The

Kalambatritra Reserve Kalambatritra Special Reserve is a nature reserve, wildlife reserve in southern Madagascar. It is to the north of Andohahela National Park, south-west of the Manombo Reserve, Manombo Special Reserve and contains many Endemism, endemic species, incl ...

is at 55 km East of Betroka.

Nature

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