Betroka
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| Coordinates | 23 ° 16 ′ S , 46 ° 6 ′ E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Toliara | |||
| region | Anosy | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-U | ||
| District | Betroka | ||
| surface | 168 km² | ||
| Residents | 68,000 (2010) | ||
| density | 404.8 Ew. / km² | ||
| founding | 1900 | ||
Betroka ( big belly , which alludes to a no longer existing baobab specimen) is a community ( commune ) in the Anosy region in the south of Madagascar . According to the regional administration, it had around 68,000 inhabitants in 2010. It administers an area of 168 km² and is the center of a district of the same name .
Around 1890 Betroka was a settlement in which between 150 and 200 members of the Bara lived. In 1900 a military post was established and a short-lived administrative unit called the Bara District was established . As a result, only two settlers came to the region who mainly dealt with cattle breeding. Today Betroka is one of the largest towns along the National Route 13 between Ihosy and Tolagnaro . Betroka has a secondary school; The family of the musician D'Gary comes from the village .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jean-Michel Lebigre: Petite encyclopédie du Grand Sud de Madagascar . Presses Universitaires de Bordeaux / LGPA-éditions, Pessac 2016, ISBN 979-1-03000030-6 , p. 52 .