Andavadoaka
Andavadoaka Location in Madagascar
Coordinates:22°04′S43°14′E / 22.067°S 43.233°E /-22.067; 43.233
Country	Madagascar
Region	Atsimo-Andrefana
District	Morombe
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2018)Census
• Ethnicities	Vezo
Time zone	UTC3 (EAT)
Postal code	618

Andavadoaka is a smallfishing village located on the southwest coast ofMadagascar. It is located in theMorombe (district), 45 km south of the town ofMorombe in the region ofAtsimo-Andrefana. It belongs to the rural municipality ofBefandefa.

Thevillage lies on the edge of a shallowlagoon protected from the openocean by a series of fringing and submerged barrierreefs that support substantialcoral growth, providing a vital resource base for a localartisanalfishery. Owing to the remoteness and isolation, thesecoral reefs are thought to possess a significantly higher abundance and diversity ofspecies than otherreefs in southwestMadagascar.

Andavadoaka is one of the founding villages of a locally managed marine area. Thevillage won theEquator Prize,^[1] awarded by theUnited Nations Development Program (UNDP), in 2007.

Near Andavodoaka,Biodiversity studies have identified many hundreds ofmarine species in the waters in the area. Thereefs around Andavadoaka represent some of the most well-developedcoral reef systems in theIndian Ocean.

• Demographics: According to the 2005 census, Andavadoaka had 1,200 inhabitants across 174 households, with 52% of the population being women.^[2]
• Ethnicity: Andavadoaka is inhabited by theVezo fishing people. The population mainly consists of Vezo people, semi-nomadic marine fishers who have inhabited the southwest coast of Madagascar for generations. The Vezo depend heavily on the sea for food and transport.

Andavadoaka is one of the few small villages in the South-West of Madagascar with general access to electricity. It is fed by about 65 kWp of solar panels and backed by a battery bank.

Anairport serves the village.

22°04′S43°14′E / 22.067°S 43.233°E /-22.067; 43.233

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