Anakao is a coastal municipality, somewhere on the southwest coast of Madagascar, 35 kilometres south of Toliara.

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.