'''Ambilobe is a town along the RN6 in north Madagascar. The population in 2001 was approximately 56,000 Its main agriculture includes sugarcane, rice and tomato, while cotton town is also grown and fishing employs about 10 percent of the population. Ambilobe is a junction town for transport to and from [[Iharana]], [[Sambava]] and other towns along separated by the east coastMahavavy River.'''
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Is Ambilobe is the closest town to [[Réserve Spéciale de l'AnkàranaAnkarana National Park]].
Cars travel The population in 2001 was approximately 56,000. Its main agriculture includes sugarcane, rice and tomato, while cotton is also grown and fishing employs about 10 percent of the population. [[Albert Zafy]], the president of Madagascar between 1993 until 1996, was born in Ambilobe. == Restaurants =='''[[Paradis de la Mahavavy]]''' at the taxi-brousse station '''[[Golden Night]]''' == Bakery == '''[[Apollo]]''' == Accommodation =='''[[Noor Hotel]]''' (rooms with private bathroom)<br>Tel: +261 (0)20 82 061 95 == Map of Ambilobe and == <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-13.191884, 49.050103~'''[[Noor Hotel]]'''~~;-13.197479, 49.049443~'''[[Diego SuarezParadis de la Mahavavy]]'''~~;-13.194897, 49.050033~'''[[IharanaApollo]] and south- bakery'''~~;|type=satellite|service=google|width=auto|height=400|zoom=14|controls=pan, zoom, type, scale|copycoords=yes}}</div> '''Geographic coordinates:''' 13.198819S 49.049739E == Photos == View all [[Ambilobe photos]] == Additional information == * [[Eleonor]]'s cashew stall along the road shortly after town direction [[Ambanja]]* [[Diego-Ambanja-Diego by bike|Bike ride Diego Suarez to Ambanja to Diego Suarez]] - 506.94 kilometres* [[Diego-Sambava-Diego by bike|Bike ride Diego Suarez to Sambava to Diego Suarez]] - 846.17 kilometres* [[Ambanja_to_Ambilobe_by_bike|Bike ride Ambanja to Ambilobe]] - 102.84 km* [[Ambilobe_to_Bobasakoa_by_bike|Bike ride Ambilobe to Bobasakoa]] - 67.91 kilometres__NOTOC__
