'''Ambilobe is a town along the RN6 in north Madagascar. The population in 2001 was approximately 56,000 Its main agruculture 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.'''
Is Compared to the smaller towns and villages in the remote surrounding, Ambilobe might make an uncharming impression when first arriving. That is mainly due to the closest large traffic, as Ambilobe is a junction town to Réserve Spéciale de l'Ankàranafor transport between places such as [[Vohemar]] (Iharana) and [[Sambava]] on the east coast, [[Diego Suarez]] in the north and [[Ambanja]] direction south.
Cars travel between Ambilobe is the closest town to [[Ankarana National Park]]. The population in 2001 was approximately 56,000. Its main agriculture includes sugarcane, rice and Diego Suareztomato, Iharana while cotton is also grown and southfishing 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 == <div style="max-width:600px;">{{#display_map:-13.191884, 49.050103~'''[[Noor Hotel]]'''~~;-13.197479, 49.049443~'''[[Paradis de la Mahavavy]]'''~~;-13.194897, 49.050033~'''[[Apollo]] - 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 Ambanjato Ambilobe]] - 102.84 km* [[Ambilobe_to_Bobasakoa_by_bike|Bike ride Ambilobe to Bobasakoa]] - 67.91 kilometres__NOTOC__
