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.