Tambohorano is a rural municipality on the west coast of Madagascar approximately 290 kilometres north-west of the capital Antananarivo.

It belongs to the district of Maintirano, which is a part of Melaky Region.

[2] Tambohorano is on the West coast of Madagascar, 60 km North of Maintirano.

Primary and junior level secondary education are available in town.

The majority 65% of the population of the commune are farmers, while an additional 20% receives their livelihood from raising livestock.