Official Name: | Boriziny |
Other Name: | Port Bergé |
Pushpin Map: | Madagascar |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Madagascar |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 180 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sofia |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Boriziny-Vaovao (district) |
Area Total Km2: | 22.9 |
Population As Of: | 2018 |
Population Total: | 22,573 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | 3 |
Coordinates: | -15.567°N 47.621°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 41 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 419 |
Boriziny (French: Port-Bergé) is a city (commune urbaine) in western Madagascar in Sofia Region. The population of the commune urbaine was 22,573 in 2018.[2]
It is situated at the Route nationale 6 near the bay of Helodrano.The Bemarivo flows near Port Bergé, just before flowing into the Anjobony and the Sofia River.
An airport serves the town.
It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Boriziny (Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption).
Port Bergé (Boriziny) is one of the few regions where tobacco is grown in Madagascar.[3]