Ambarikorano
| Ambarikorano | |||
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| Coordinates | 15 ° 53 ′ S , 48 ° 58 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Madagascar | ||
| Mahajanga | |||
| region | Sofia | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | MG-M | ||
| District | Mandritsara | ||
| height | 356 m | ||
| Residents | 8650 (2001) | ||
Ambarikorano or Ambariokorano is a city and a municipality in the north of the African island of Madagascar . It belongs to the Mandritsara district , which is part of the Sofia region in the (old) province of Mahajanga (Majunga).
In 2001, the city, which is located at an altitude of 356 m, had 9,000 inhabitants.
Sons and daughters
- Philibert Tsiranana (1912–1978), President of Madagascar from 1960 to 1972
- Norbert Zafimahova (1913–1974), Malagasy politician