Official Name: | Ambodiharina |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Atsinanana |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Mahanoro District |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Total: | 20,217[1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -20.0129°N 48.7687°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 510 |
Ambodiharina in Malagasy pronounced as /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]
The National road 11 runs through the village, though one must cross the river by boat to proceed north on the road to Mahanoro.
The Mangoro River has its mouth into the Indian Ocean at Ambodiharina.