Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western
Madagascar in
Sofia Region.
Geography
It is situated at the
Route nationale 6 near the bay of Helodrano.
The
Bemarivo
Bemarivo is a rural municipality in north-western Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Ambatomainty, which is a part of Melaky Region. It has a population of 9,091 inhabitants.
It can be reached by the unpaved National road 8c from Morafen ...
flows near Port Bergé, just before flowing into the
Anjobony
The Anjobony river in Sofia Region is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the northern coast. Its main affluent is the Bemarivo (Sofia). near Boriziny (Port Bergé).
It flows into the Sofia River
The Sofia is a river of northwestern M ...
and the
Sofia River.
An
airport serves the town.
Religion
It is the seat of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Boriziny (Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption).
Agriculture
Port Bergé (Boriziny) is one of the few regions where
tobacco is grown in Madagascar.
Sports
*
TAM Port Bergé
TAM may refer to:
Biology
* Thioacetamide, an organosulfur compound
* Tumor-associated macrophage, a class of immune cells
* Transparent Anatomical Manikin, an educational model
Technology
* Tanque Argentino Mediano, the main battle tank of Arge ...
(football)
Protected areas
*The
Bongolava Forest Corridor Bongolava is a region in central-western Madagascar. The capital of the region is Tsiroanomandidy. It had a population of 674,474 in 2018.
Geography
The region is situated in central-western Madagascar. It is bordered by Betsiboka, Melaky, Menabe, ...
that covers 60.701 ha in the area between Port Bergé and
Mampikony
Mampikony urban municipality in northern Madagascar. It belongs to the district of Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018.
Mampikony is located at the Route nationale 6 and served by th ...
.
AIRE PROTEGÉE CORRIDOR FORESTIER BONGOLAVA, DISTRICTS DE MAMPIKONY ET DE PORT-BERGÉ,
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References
Cities in Madagascar
Populated places in Sofia Region
Tobacco in Madagascar
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