Boriziny

Boriziny
commune urbaine
Nickname(s):  Port Bergé
Boriziny Location in Madagascar
Coordinates: 15°34′01″S 47°37′16″E / 15.567°S 47.621°E / -15.567; 47.621Coordinates: 15°34′01″S 47°37′16″E / 15.567°S 47.621°E / -15.567; 47.621

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 flows near Port Bergé, just before flowing into the Anjobony 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.^[1]

Sports[]

• (football)

References[]

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