Sofia is a region in northern

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 ...

. It is named for 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 ...

. The region covers 50,100 km² and had a population of 1,500,227 in 2018. The administrative capital is

Antsohihy Antsohihy is a city (commune urbaine) in northern Madagascar. It is the administrative capital of the Sofia Region. Geography Antsohihy is the capital of Sofia Region and of Antsohihy District. It is situated at the junction of Route nationale 6 ...

Administrative divisions

Sofia Region is divided into seven districts, which are sub-divided into 108 communes. Sofi

Analalava District Analalava is a district in northern Madagascar. It is a part of Sofia Region and borders the districts of Ambanja in northeast, Bealanana and Antsohihy in east and Boriziny (Port-Bergé) in south. The area is and the population was estimated ...

- 11 communes *

Antsohihy District Antsohihy is a district of Sofia in Madagascar. Communes The district is further divided into 12 communes: * Ambimadiro * Ambodimanary * Ambodimandresy * Ampandriakalindy * Anahidrano * Andreba * Anjalazala * Anjiamangirana I * Ankerika ...

- 12 communes * Bealanana District - 13 communes * Befandriana-Nord District - 12 communes *

Boriziny-Vaovao District Boriziny-Vaovao is a district of Sofia in Madagascar. The capital of Boriziny-Vaovao is the city of Boriziny, formerly called Port-Bergé. The Sofia River flows into the sea in this district. Communes The district is further divided into 15 commu ...

- 15 communes *

Mampikony District Mampikony is a district in northern Madagascar. It is a part of Sofia Region and borders the districts of Boriziny District, Boriziny (Port-Bergé) in north, Marovoay District, Marovoay and Ambatoboeny District, Ambatoboeny in west, Tsaratanana ...

- 6 communes * Mandritsara District - 22 communes

Transport

Airports

Analalava Airport Analalava Airport is an airport in Analalava, 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 ...

* Antsohihy Airport * Bealanana Airport * Befandriana-Avaratra Airport * Mampikony Airport *

Mandritsara Airport Mandritsara Airport is an airport in Mandritsara, Sofia Region, Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an ...

* Boriziny Vaovao Airport

Roads

Sofia is crossed by the National Road 4 (Antananarivo-Mahajanga), National Road 6 (Antsohihy-Diego Suarez), the National road 31 (Antsohihy to Mandritsara) and National road 32 (Antsohihy to Bealanana).

Protected Areas

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, ...

* Marotandrano Reserve *

Bora Reserve Bora Special Reserve is a wildlife reserve in the Sofia Region of Madagascar, between the villages of Antsohihy and Bealalana. Bora is in a transition zone between eastern humid forests and western dry forests and the reserve and has many endemic ...

* Tampoketsa Analamaitso Reserve * Radama Islands/Sahamalaza National Park * Bemanevika New Protected Area * Mahimborondro New Protected Area *Part of Makira Natural Park * Anjajavy New Protected Area

External links

*
Official Website

References

Regions of Madagascar {{SofiaMG-geo-stub