Ambodiharina
Ambodiharina is located in Madagascar
Ambodiharina
Ambodiharina
Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 20°0′46.34″S 48°46′7.14″E / 20.0128722°S 48.7686500°E / -20.0128722; 48.7686500
Country Madagascar
RegionAtsinanana
DistrictMahanoro District
Population
 (2001)
  Total20,217[1]
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
Postal code
510

Ambodiharina [vatʷˈmanɖʐʲ] is a municipality in the Mahanoro District, Atsinanana Region, Madagascar. The 2001 population of the municipality was 20,217.

It is located near the coast and on the south side of the mouth of the Mangoro River, and south of Mahanoro (the chief city of the district). The village of Salehy lies across from the town on the north side of the river.

It residents are of the Betsimisaraka people.[2]

Infrastructures

The National road 11 runs through the village, though one must cross the river by boat to proceed north on the road to Mahanoro.

Rivers

The Mangoro River has its mouth into the Indian Ocean at Ambodiharina.

References

  1. 2001 Ilo Census Data, Cornell University
  2. Holtzman, Jon. Uncertain Tastes, p. 41 (2009)
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