Dawei

Dawei ထားဝယ် Tavoy
City
Dawei
Dawei Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 14°05′0″N 98°12′0″E / 14.08333°N 98.20000°E / 14.08333; 98.20000
Country	Myanmar
Region	Tanintharyi Region
District	Dawei District
Township	Dawei Township
Capital	Dawei
Population  (2014)	146,964
• Religions	Theravada Buddhism
Demonym	Dawegian
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)
Area code	59[1]

Dawei^[2] (Burmese: ထားဝယ်; MLCTS: hta: wai, pronounced [dəwɛ̀]; Mon: ဓဝဲါ, pronounced [həwài]; Thai: ทวาย, RTGS: Thawai, pronounced [tʰā.wāːj]; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of the Dawei River. The city is about 614.3 km (381.7 mi) southeast of Yangon. Its population (2014 estimate) is 146,964. Dawei is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, 30 km (18.6 mi). from the Andaman Sea. As a result, the city is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. "Dawei" is also the name of one of Myanmar's 135 ethnic minorities.