Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

Sofia Region Sofia is a region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River. The region covers 50,100 km² and had a population of 1,500,227 in 2018. The administrative capital is Antsohihy. Administrative divisions Sofia Region is divided int ...

Geography

It is situated at the

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near the bay of Helodrano. The Bemarivo 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 The Sofia is a river of northwestern Madagascar. It flows through the Sofia Region. The source is at the Tsaratanana Massif at an altitude of 1784 metres. It has a length of . Its mouth is in the Indian Ocean in the Boriziny-Vaovao District Bori ...

. An

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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

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is grown in Madagascar.

Sports

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(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

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