Bago Region

Bago Region ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Division
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	pai: hku: tuing: desa. kri:
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Location of Bago Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 18°15′N 96°0′E / 18.250°N 96.000°E / 18.250; 96.000
Country	Myanmar
Region	Lower
Capital	Bago
Government
• Chief Minister	Myo Swe Win
• Cabinet	Bago Region Government
• Legislature	Bago Region Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Bago Region High Court
Area
• Total	39,402.3 km2 (15,213.3 sq mi)
• Rank	6th
Highest elevation (Yomakyo)	1,889 m (6,198 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	4,867,373
• Rank	6th
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Demonym	Bagoan
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Kayin, Mon, Shan, Indians, Chinese, Pa'O
• Religions	Buddhism 93.5% Christianity 2.9% Hinduism 2.0% Islam 1.3% Others 0.3%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)
HDI (2017)	0.547[2] low · 9th
Website	bagoregion.gov.mm

Bago Region (Burmese: ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [bəɡó táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the southern central part of the country. It is bordered by Magway Region and Mandalay Region to the north; Kayin State, Mon State and the Gulf of Martaban to the east; Yangon Region to the south and Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State to the west. It is located between 46°45'N and 19°20'N and 94°35'E and 97°10'E. It has a population of 4,867,373 (2014).