Sofia Region

{{About|the region in Madagascar|the Bulgarian oblast|Sofia Province}}

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Antsohihy

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| leader_title = Governor

| leader_name = René de Rolland Urbain Lylison

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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.instat.mg/wp-content/uploads/Rapport-Prelim-2019_ver_final.pdf|title=Troisieme Recensement General de la Population et de L'Habitation (RGPH-3) Resultats Provisoires|publisher=Institut National de la Statistique Madagascar|access-date=May 23, 2020}} The administrative capital is Antsohihy.