| Anakao | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Madagascar |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Atsimo-Andrefana |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Toliara II District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
| Subdivision Name3: | Soalara |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gaston |
| Established Title: | 2003 |
| Coordinates: | -23.6667°N 82°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 602 |
Anakao is a coastal municipality on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.[1]
It is located southwest of Soalara. It is inhabited by the Vezo people and is a beach ressort. There are some tombs located near the point of the town. The topography is described as "rather flat, except where the sandy soil forms dunes."[2] To the south are the villages of Ankilimivony and Ankiririsa.
The municipality of Anakao also covers the following villages: Anakao Haut, Anakao Bas, Befasy and Maromena.[3]
