The Bemarivo River (/be.mari.v/), literally the big shallow, is located in northern Madagascar. It drains to the north-eastern coast, into the Indian Ocean. It drains the eastern part of the Tsaratanana Massif and the northern half of the Marojejy Massif.

Bemarivo River
Bemarivo river from Route Nationale 5a
Map of Malagasy rivers (Bemarivo flows from the central-northern part to the eastern coast).
Location
Country	Madagascar
Region	Sava
Cities	Nosiarina, Ambinanybe, Antafiamazava
Physical characteristics
Source
• elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Indian Ocean
• coordinates	14°08′45″S 50°09′19″E
Length	140 km (87 mi)
Basin size	5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Androranga

It is crossed by the RN 5a near Nosiarina. Its mouth is situated in the north of Sambava.

It serves as the northern edge of the territory known as Betsimisaraka.[1] Confusingly, a tributary of the Sofia River is also called the Bemarivo River (Sofia).[2]

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