Betafo District
Betafo | |
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District | |
 Location of the district within the region of Vakinankaratra. | |
| Country |  Madagascar |
| Region | Vakinankaratra |
| Administrative centre | Betafo |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,155.03 km2 (1,604.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)[1] | |
• Total | 254,740 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Betafo is a 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] and was divided into 18 communes. 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 4,155.03 sq.km, and it had an estimated population of 254,736 in mid 2013.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Collectivité malgache".
- ^ Institut National de la Statistique, Antananarivo.
- ^ UNESCO. "World Heritage Convention: Madagascar". Archived from the original on April 25, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
19°50′24″S 46°51′18″E / 19.84°S 46.855°E
Capital: Antsirabe | ||
| Ambatolampy (19) |  | |
| Antanifotsy (14) | ||
| Antsirabe I (1) | ||
| Antsirabe II (20) | ||
| Betafo (18) | ||
| Faratsiho (9) | ||
| Mandoto (9) | ||
7 districts; 89 communes | ||
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