Tanintharyi Region

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Tanintharyi Region တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Other transcription(s)
• MLC Transcription System	ta.nangsari tuing: desa. kri:
• Central Thai	ตะนาวศรี
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Nickname:  TNI
Location of Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 13°0′N 98°45′E / 13.000°N 98.750°E / 13.000; 98.750
Country	Myanmar
Region	South Myanmar
Capital	Dawei (Tavoy)
Government
• Chief Minister	Myat Ko
• Cabinet	Tanintharyi Region Government
• Legislature	Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Tanintharyi Region High Court
Area
• Total	43,344.9 km2 (16,735.6 sq mi)
• Rank	5th
Highest elevation (Myinmoletkat Taung)	2,072 m (6,798 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	1,408,401
• Rank	12th
• Density	32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Demonym	Tanintharian
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Dawei, Myeik, Rakhine, Kayin, Salone, Malay, Mon, Thai
• Religions	Buddhism 87.5% Christianity 7.2% Islam 5.1% Hinduism 0.1%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)
ISO 3166 code	MM-05
HDI (2017)	0.552[2] medium · 8th

Tanintharyi Region (Burmese: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [tənɪ́ɰ̃θàjì táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; Mon: ဏၚ်ကသဳ or ရးတၞင်သြဳ; formerly Tenasserim Division and Tanintharyi Division) is a region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the northern Malay Peninsula, reaching to the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lie Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. There are many islands off the coast, the large Mergui Archipelago in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller Moscos Islands off the northern shores. The capital of the division is Dawei (Tavoy). Other important cities include Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The division covers an area of 43,344.9 square kilometres (16,735.6 sq mi), and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census.