Tsimanampetsotsa National Park

Tsimanampetsotsa National Park
Pachypodium geayi in Tsimanampetsotsa
Map of Madagascar
LocationSouth-west Madagascar
Nearest cityEfoetsy, Toliara
Coordinates24°05′56″S 43°49′55″E / 24.099°S 43.832°E / -24.099; 43.832
Area432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Established1927
Websiteparcs-madagascar.com/parcs/tsimanapesotse.php
Official nameParc national Tsimanampesotse
Designated25 September 1998
Reference no.962

Tsimanampetsotsa National Park also spelt Tsimanampetsotse, and known as Tsimanampetsotsa Nature Reserve is a 432 km2 national park on the south-west coast of Madagascar in the region Atsimo-Andrefana. The park is 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Toliara and 950 kilometres (590 mi) south of the capital, Antananarivo. Route Nationales (RN) 10 to Faux Cap passes the park and the nearest airport is at Toliara. The national park contains and is named after Lake Tsimanampetsotsa.