Dawei

Dawei
ထားဝယ်
Tavoy
City
Dawei
Dawei is located in Myanmar
Dawei
Dawei
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 14°05′0″N 98°12′0″E / 14.08333°N 98.20000°E / 14.08333; 98.20000
Country Myanmar
RegionTanintharyi Region
DistrictDawei District
TownshipDawei Township
CapitalDawei
Population
 (2014)
146,964
 • Religions
Theravada Buddhism
DemonymDawegian
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code59[1]

Dawei[2] (Burmese: ထားဝယ်; MLCTS: hta: wai, pronounced [dəwɛ̀]; Mon: ဓဝဲါ, pronounced [həwài]; Thai: ทวาย, RTGS: Thawai, pronounced [tʰā.wāːj]; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the eastern bank of the Dawei River. The city is about 614.3 km (381.7 mi) southeast of Yangon. Its population (2014 estimate) is 146,964. Dawei is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, 30 km (18.6 mi). from the Andaman Sea. As a result, the city is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. Dawei People is also the name of one of Myanmar's 135 ethnic minorities.

  1. ^ "Myanmar Area Codes". Archived from the original on 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
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