Betafo District

For the town, see Betafo. For the village in Arivonimamo, see Betafo, Arivonimamo
Betafo
—  District  —
Location of the district within the old Antananarivo Province
Country  Madagascar
Region Vakinankaratra
Administrative centre Betafo
Area
 • Total 8,994 km2 (3,472.6 sq mi)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Total 301,671
 • Density 33.5/km2 (86.8/sq mi)

Betafo district in Vakinankaratra Region, Madagascar. The administrative centre of the district is the town of Betafo In 2001, the district had an estimated 301,671 inhabitants.[1] The district is divided into 18 communes.

The irrigated rice paddies of the district are emblematic of this technology throughout the highlands and were nominated to the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Madagascar in 1997.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Collectivité malgache". Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. http://www.xist.org/cntry/madagascar.aspx&title=Collectivité%20malgache. 
  2. ^ UNESCO. "World Heritage Convention: Madagascar". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yBZzP5IG. Retrieved April 25, 2011. 
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Antsirabe
Antsirabe II
Betafo
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