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''Length:'' 124km
''Daily usage:'' Source of potable water and for washing laundry or other items, rice cultivation, source of sand for construction, traditional fishing ([[Madagascar sea catfish|Gogo]], Filapisaka, Antrondro...), river transport and tourism.
''Origins of the name Sambirano:'' According to tradition, a Sakalava King climbed to the source of the river where it branches apart. There, a villager asked him the names of the many forks. The King, not knowing their names, replied ''Sambirano'', which means ''"still water"''.