Bago Region
ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး | |
|---|---|
| Myanma transcription(s) | |
| • Burmese | pai: hku: tuing: desa. kri: |
 Location of Bago Region in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′N 96°0′E / 18.250°N 96.000°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Lower |
| Capital | Bago |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Myo Swe Win |
| • Cabinet | Bago Region Government |
| • Legislature | Bago Region Hluttaw |
| • Judiciary | Bago Region High Court |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,402.3 km2 (15,213.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th |
| Highest elevation (Yomakyo) | 1,889 m (6,198 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,867,373 |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Bagoan |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar, Kayin, Mon, Shan, Indians, Chinese, Pa'O |
| • Religions | Buddhism 93.5% Christianity 2.9% Hinduism 2.0% Islam 1.3% Others 0.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
| HDI (2017) | 0.547[2] low · 9th |
| Website | bagoregion |
Bago Region (Burmese: ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [bəɡó táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region and Mandalay Region to the north; Kayin State, Mon State and the Gulf of Martaban to the east; Yangon Region to the south and Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State to the west. It is located between 46°45'N and 19°20'N and 94°35'E and 97°10'E. It has a population of 4,867,373 (2014).
- ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.