Betanty
| Betanty | |||
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 34 ′ S , 45 ° 32 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Toliara | |||
| region | Androy | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-U | ||
| District | Tsihombe | ||
| Residents | 12,000 (2006) | ||
| founding | 1900 | ||
Betanty ( Large Rain Basin ) or Faux-Cap is a municipality ( commune ) in the Androy region in southern Madagascar . In 2006 it had about 12,000 inhabitants, most of whom belong to the Tandroy people .
The name Faux-Cap probably goes back to Portuguese sailors or the French Étienne de Flacourt , who believed the place to be the southernmost point of Madagascar. In November 1900, a military post was set up under Lieutenant Marius Vallod .
The people in Betanty live mainly from growing cassava , corn , sweet potatoes and cowpeas , rearing goats and fishing, especially lobsters . Despite its isolation, Betanty has become a destination for water sports enthusiasts, especially divers, in recent years: the largest colony of blue whales is located near Betanty . The environmental catastrophe caused by the Turkish freighter Gulser Ana in 2009, in which phosphates, lubricants and fuels ended up in the sea, meant a setback for tourism.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Jean-Michel Lebigre: Petite encyclopédie du Grand Sud de Madagascar . Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux / LGPA-éditions, Pessac 2016, ISBN 979-1-03000030-6 , p. 49 .