Boeny is a
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
in northwestern
Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...
. It borders
Sofia Region
Sofia is a Regions of Madagascar, 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 ...
to the northeast,
Betsiboka to the south and
Melaky to the southwest. The capital of the region is
Mahajanga
Mahajangā (French: Majunga) is a city and an administrative district on the northwest coast of Madagascar. The city of Mahajanga (Mahajanga I) is the capital of the Boeny Region. The district (identical to the city) had a population of 258,068 ...
, and the population was 931,171 in 2018.
The area of Boeny is .
Administrative divisions
Boeny Region is divided into six districts, which are sub-divided into 43 communes.
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Ambato-Boeni District - 11 communes
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Mahajanga I District - 1 commune
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Mahajanga II District - 9 communes
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Marovoay District - 12 communes
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Mitsinjo District - 7 communes
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Soalala District
Soalala is a district in western Madagascar. It is a part of Boeny Region and borders the districts of Mitsinjo District, Mitsinjo in northeast, Ambato-Boeni District, Ambato-Boeni in east, Kandreho District, Kandreho in south and Besalampy Dist ...
- 3 communes
Transport
Airports
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Mahajanga Airport
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Soalala Airport
Protected areas
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Mahavavy-Kinkony Wetland Complex
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Bombetoka Beloboka New Protected Area
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Antrema New Protected Area
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Ankarafantsika National Park
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Baie de Baly National Park
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Tsingy de Namoroka National Park
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Bongolava Forest Corridor
Kasijy Special ReserveAires Protégée de Boeny
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See also
*Boina Kingdom
The Kingdom of Boina (sometimes known as Iboina) was a traditional state situated in what is now Madagascar.
History
The kingdom was founded c. 1690 by King Andriamandisoarivo. Andrimandisoarivo was a son of Andriandahifotsy, the founder of the ...
References
Regions of Madagascar
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