Sofia Region

Sofia Region
Region
Sofia
Sofia
Location in Madagascar
Location in Madagascar
Country Madagascar
CapitalAntsohihy
Government
 • GovernorRené de Rolland Urbain Lylison
Area
 • Total50,100 km2 (19,300 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,500,227
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC3 (EAT)
HDI (2018)0.538[3]
low · 6th of 22

Sofia is a 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 in 2018.[2] The administrative capital is Antsohihy.

  1. ^ EDBM
  2. ^ a b "Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires" (PDF). Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.