Magway Region
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Magway Region (Burmese: မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [məɡwé táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Magway Division) is an administrative division in central Myanmar. It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of 44,820 km2 (17,306 square miles). Pa Del Dam (ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the dams in Aunglan Township, Magway Division. The capital and second largest city of the Magway Division is Magway. The largest city is Pakokku. The major cities of Magway Division are Magway, Pakokku, Aunglan, Yenangyaung, Taungdwingyi, Chauk, Minbu, Thayet and Gangaw.
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Magway Region
မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး | |
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Myanma transcription(s) | |
• Burmese | ma. kwe: tuing: desa. kri: |
Coordinates: 20°15′N 94°45′E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Region | Central |
Capital | Magway |
Government | |
• Chief Minister | Tint Lwin |
• Cabinet | Magway Region Government |
• Legislature | Magway Region Hluttaw |
• Judiciary | Magway Region High Court |
Area | |
• Total | 44,820.6 km2 (17,305.3 sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th |
Highest elevation | 2,703 m (8,868 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,917,055 |
• Rank | 7th |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Demonym | Magwegian |
Demographics | |
• Ethnicities | Bamar, Chin, Rakhine, Shan, Karen |
• Religions | Buddhism 98.8% Christianity 0.7% Islam 0.3% Hinduism 0.1% animism 0.1% |
Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
HDI (2017) | 0.560[2] medium · 6th |
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