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

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

Sofia Region Sofia is a Regions of Madagascar, region in northern Madagascar. It is named for the Sofia River. It is the second largest Malagasy region (behind Atsimo-Andrefana) with an area of 50,100 km² (19,300 sq mi), and had a population of 1,500,227 ...

. The population of the commune urbaine was 22,573 in 2018.

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 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 (Por ...

. 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

* TAM Port Bergé (football) - Sofia football champions in 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2015.

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 Districts of Madagascar, district of Mampikony District, Mampikony, which is a part of Sofia Region. The population of the municipality was 28,593 in 2018. Mampikony is locat ...

.AIRE CORRIDOR FORESTIER BONGOLAVA, DISTRICTS DE MAMPIKONY ET DE PORT-BERGÉ

References

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