Sofia Region

Sofia is a region in northern . It is named for the . It is the second largest Malagasy region with an area of 50,100 km², and had a population of 1,500,227 in 2018. is the administrative capital.
Tap on a place
to explore it
  • Type: region of Madagascar with 1,500,000 residents
  • Description: region in Northern Madagascar
  • Also known as: Sofia

Sofia Region

Latitude
-15.2° or 15° 12′ south
Longitude
48.4° or 48° 24′ east
Population
1,500,000
Elevation
241 metres (791 feet)
Open location code
5HPCQCX2+X2
Geo­Names ID
7670847
Wiki­data ID
Q1165783
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Sofia Region from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Albanian to Zulu—“Sofia Region” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Sofia
  • Arabic: مقاطعة صوفيا
  • Arabic: منطقة صوفيا
  • Bengali: সুফিয়া অঞ্চল
  • Breton: Sofia
  • Bulgarian: София
  • Bulgarian: Суфиа
  • Catalan: Regió de Sofia
  • Catalan: Regió Sofia
  • Catalan: Sofia
  • Cebuano: Sofia Region
  • Chinese: Sofia Khu
  • Chinese: 苏菲亚大区
  • Chinese: 蘇菲亞大區
  • Croatian: Regija Sofia
  • Danish: Sofia
  • Dutch: Sofia
  • Esperanto: Sofia
  • Estonian: Sofia piirkond
  • Finnish: Sofia
  • Finnish: Sofian alue
  • French: Région de Sofia
  • French: Sofia
  • German: Sofia
  • Greek: Σόφια
  • Gujarati: સોફિયા પ્રદેશ
  • Hindi: सोफ़िया प्रदेश
  • Indonesian: Wilayah Sofia
  • Italian: regione di Sofia
  • Italian: Regione di Sofia
  • Japanese: ソフィア地域圏
  • Kannada: ಸೋಫಿಯಾ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
  • Korean: 소피아구
  • Latvian: Sofijas reģions
  • Lithuanian: Sofijos regionas
  • Malagasy: Faritra Sofia
  • Malagasy: Sofia
  • Malay: Sofia Region
  • Malayalam: സോഫിയ മേഖല
  • Marathi: सोफिया प्रदेश
  • Min Nan Chinese: Sofia Khu
  • Northern Frisian: Sofia (Regiuun uun Madagaskar)
  • Northern Frisian: Sofia
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sofia
  • Norwegian: Sofia
  • Persian: سوفیا (ماداگاسکار)
  • Persian: سوفیا
  • Polish: Sofia
  • Portuguese: Sofia
  • Romanian: Regiunea Sofia, Madagascar
  • Romanian: Regiunea Sofia
  • Russian: Суфия
  • Serbo-Croatian: Regija Sofia
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sofia
  • Sinhala: සොෆියා කලාපය
  • Spanish: Region de Sofia
  • Spanish: Región de Sofia
  • Spanish: Región de Sofía
  • Swahili: Mkoa wa Sofia
  • Swahili: Sofia
  • Swedish: Sofia
  • Tamil: சோபியா பகுதி
  • Telugu: సోఫియా ప్రాంతం
  • Thai: เขตโซเฟีย
  • Turkish: Sofia Bölgesi
  • Ukrainian: Регіон Софія
  • Urdu: صوفیا ریجن
  • Urdu: صوفیا علاقہ
  • Vietnamese: Khu vực Sofia
  • Zulu: Sofia Region, Madagasika

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Sofia Region”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ambodimotso Ambony and Amparafara.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Befandriana Airport and Befandriana.

Madagascar: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Antananarivo, Toamasina, Antsiranana, and Antsirabe.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sofia Region”. Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.