Magway Region

Magway Region မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	ma. kwe: tuing: desa. kri:
Border of Magway Region and Naypyidaw Union Territory
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Location of Magway Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 20°15′N 94°45′E / 20.250°N 94.750°E / 20.250; 94.750
Country	Myanmar
Region	Upper
Capital	Magway
Largest city	Pakokku
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 (Kennedy Peak)	2,703 m (8,868 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• 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

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-de Dam (ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the dams in Aunglan Township, Magway Region. The capital and second largest city of the Magway Region is Magway. The largest city is Pakokku. The major cities of Magway Region are Magway, Pakokku, Aunglan, Yenangyaung, Taungdwingyi, Chauk, Minbu, Thayet and Gangaw.