Bago Township
ပဲခူးမြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
 A Street in Bago | |
 Location in Bago district | |
| Coordinates: 17°19′N 96°27′E / 17.317°N 96.450°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Bago Region |
| District | Bago District |
| Capital | Bago |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,121.7 sq mi (2,905.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 31 ft (9.5 m) |
| Population (2019) | 439,622 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Bago Township or Pegu Township is a township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Burma.[1] The principal town is Bago. Bago Township is an urban township with Bago city taking up 96.53 square miles (250 km2) of the township. Bago Township has 40 wards that create 3 cities (Bago, Payagyi and Ingadaw) and 211 villages grouped into 66 village tracts.[2]
Bago is the capital of Bago Region and has been the capital of various Mon and Burmese kingdoms and empires throughout its history. It remains important to the cultural heritage of the Mon people,[3] even though they are now a small minority of the Township's many residents.
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (December 19, 2019). Bago Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya ပဲခူမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Bago Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
- ^ Aung-Thwin, Michael (2005). The Mists of Ramañña: The Legend That Was Lower Burma. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. pp. 261–280. ISBN 9780824874414.