Tanintharyi (town)

For other uses, see Tanintharyi (disambiguation).
Tanintharyi
တနင်္သာရီ
ဏၚ်ကသဳ
Town
Tanintharyi is located in Myanmar
Tanintharyi
Tanintharyi
Location in Burma
Coordinates: 12°5′N 99°1′E / 12.083°N 99.017°E / 12.083; 99.017
Country Myanmar
Region Tanintharyi Region
DistrictMyeik District
TownshipTanintharyi Township
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Tanintharyi or Taninthayi (widely known during the British occupation and since as Tenasserim) is a small town in Tanintharyi Township, Myeik District, in the Tanintharyi Region of south-western Myanmar. It is the administrative seat for the township. The town is located on the Great Tenasserim River which eventually enters the sea at Myeik.[1][2] The town is located at the confluence of this river and a tributary known as the "Little Tenasserim River" which runs south.

The town is built on a hill slope on the site of an ancient city which, for hundreds of years, served as the principal port of Siam.[3] Ethnic Bamars (Burmans) (with Dawei and Myeik subgroups) are the majority community here. The hill people who are non-Buddhists are most numerous here. The majority of the population speak the Tavoyan dialect.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Tanintharyi" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "Tanintharyi" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ Bay of Bengal pilot: Bay of Bengal and the coasts of India and Siam, including the Nicobar and Andaman islands. United States Hydrographic Office. 1916. p. 418. Retrieved November 15, 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Reid, Robert; Grosberg, Michael (2005). Myanmar (Burma). Lonely Planet. pp. 162–163. ISBN 1-74059-695-1. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
  5. ^ Eur (2002). "Physical and Social Geography". Far East and Australasia 2003. Psychology Press. p. 859. ISBN 1-85743-133-2.
  6. ^ Minahan, James (2002). "Tavoyans". Encyclopedia of the Stateless Nations: S-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 1863. ISBN 0-313-32384-4.