Betafo is a district in

Vakinankaratra Vakinankaratra is a region in central Madagascar. The capital of the region is Antsirabe. Vakinankaratra covers an area of , and had a population of 2,074,358 in 2018. History The kingdom of Vakinankaratra, known as the kingdom of the river Andra ...

Region,

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. The administrative centre of the district is the town of

Betafo Tatamarina Lake in Betafo Betafo ("many roofs") is a town and urban municipality in Vakinankaratra Region in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It is surrounded by volcanic peaks and is situated 22 km from Antsirabe. It is a typical Merina tow ...

. However the district has subsequently been divided by the creation of the new Mandoto District from former parts of Betafo District. The reduced district covers an area of 4,607 km, and it had an estimated population of 331,696 in 2018.Region Vakinankaratra
/ref> It is situated at 22 km west of

Antsirabe Antsirabe () is the third largest city in Madagascar and the capital of the Vakinankaratra region, with a population of 265,018 in 2014. In Madagascar, Antsirabe is known for its relatively cool climate (like the rest of the central region), it ...

. The irrigated rice paddies of the district are emblematic of this technology throughout the highlands and were nominated to the Tentative List of

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in 1997.

Communes

The district is further divided into 18 communes: * Alakamisy Anativato * Alakamisy Marososona * Alarobia Bemaha * Ambatonikonilahy * Ambohimanambola * Ambohimasina *

Andranomafana Andranomafana is a town and commune ( mg, kaominina) in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ankazoabo, which is a part of Atsimo-Andrefana Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 6,000 in 2001 commune census. ...

* Andrembesoa * Anosiarivo Manapa *

Antohobe Antohobe is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 14,016 in 2018. Primary and junior level secondary edu ...

Antsoso Antsotso or Antsoso is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,000 in 2001 commune census. Only primary ...

Inanantonana Inanantona or Inanantonana is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 16,000 in 2001 commune census. Only pr ...

Mahaiza Mahaiza is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 24,244 in 2018 and is situated at 8.3 km south west f ...

Mandritsara Mandritsara is a city and commune (commune urbain, mg, kaominina) in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the Districts of Madagascar, district of Mandritsara District, Mandritsara, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the commune w ...

Manohisoa Manohisoa is a town and commune in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 15,422 in 2018. Primary and junior level secondary educ ...

Soavina Soavina is a rural commune in Analamanga Region, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Antananarivo-Atsimondrano and its populations numbers to 15,658 in 2018. It is limited by the Ikopa River in the north-east ...

Tritriva Tritriva is a rural municipality in Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Betafo, which is a part of Vakinankaratra Region in Antananarivo Province. The population of the commune was estimated to be approximately 9,536 in 2018. Only primary ...

Infrastructure

The district is connected by the RN34 national road from

(22km) to

Morondava Morondava (, from mg, morona lava "long coast") is a city located in Menabe Region, of which it is the capital, in Madagascar. It is located in the delta of the Morandava River at . Its population as of the 2018 census, was 53,510. Population T ...

Lakes

* The

Lake Tritriva Lake Tritriva is a volcanic lake in southwest-central Madagascar, in the region of Vàkinankàratra, located near the village of Belazao. In a distance of 15 km from Antsirabe, it is easy to reach by the National Road 34. There's a strict Fady ( ...

, a volcanic lake.

References

from {{Vakinankaratra-geo-stub Districts of Vakinankaratra