Bago, Myanmar
City in Bago Region, Myanmar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Pegu" redirects here. For the mountain range, see Pegu Range. For the village in Iran, see Pegu, Iran. For the surname, see Pegu (surname).
For the kingdom, see Hanthawaddy Pegu.
Bago (formerly spelled Pegu;[2] Burmese: ပဲခူးမြို့; MLCTS: pai: khu: mrui., IPA: [bəɡó mjo̰]), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located 91 kilometres (57 mi) north-east of Yangon.
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Bago
ပဲခူးမြို့ Pegu | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 17°20′12″N 96°28′47″E | |
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Township | Bago Township |
Founded | 1152 CE |
Area | |
• Total | 18.45 sq mi (47.8 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 179,505 |
• Density | 9,700/sq mi (3,800/km2) |
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Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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