Mon State

Mon State
မွန်ပြည်နယ် (Burmese)
တွဵုရးဍုင်မန် (Mon)
Other transcription(s)
 • Burmesemwan pranynai
 • MonTweuraḥ ḍuṅ Mon
Official seal of Mon State
Country Myanmar
RegionSouth
CapitalMawlamyine
Government
 • Chief MinisterAung Kyi THein
 • CabinetMon State Government
 • LegislatureMon State Hluttaw
 • JudiciaryMon State High Court
Area
 • Total
12,296.6 km2 (4,747.7 sq mi)
 • Rank12th
Highest elevation1,294 m (4,245 ft)
Population
 • Total
2,054,393
 • Rank9th
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
DemonymMons
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesMon, Bamar, Anglo-Burmese, Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Rakhine, Shan, Burmese-Thai, Pa'O.
 • ReligionsBuddhism, Islam
Time zoneUTC+06:30 (MMT)
HDI (2021)0.610[2]
medium · 4th
Websitewww.monstate.gov.mm

Mon State (Burmese: မွန်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [mʊ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Mon: တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is 12,155 km2 (4,693 sq mi). The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State. Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its 566 km (352 mi) of coastline. The state's capital is Mawlamyine.

  1. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.