Borgo, Haute-Corse

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Borgo

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Borgo is located in France
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Borgo
Administration
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Bastia
Canton Borgo
Mayor Anne-Marie Natali
Statistics
Elevation 0–1,117 m (0–3,665 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
Land area1 37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population2 7,456  (2008)
 - Density 197 /km2 (510 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B042/ 20290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 42°33′17″N 9°25′41″E / 42.5547°N 9.4281°E / 42.5547; 9.4281

Borgo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

The Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo.[1] It was the site of the 1768 Battle of Borgo during the French Conquest of Corsica when a French force was defeated by Corsican troops.

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Historical population of Borgo, Haute-Corse
Year 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861
Population 431 459 430 589 627 687 675 677 690 761
Year 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911
Population 717 787 717 723 803 849 903 959 1203 1023
Year 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982
Population 746 714 789 806 725 913 726 1600 2650 3413
Year 1990 1999 2008
Population 3773 5002 7542

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