Sagaing Region
စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး | |
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Myanma transcription(s) | |
• Burmese | cac kuing: tuing: desa. kri: |
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![]() Location of Sagaing Region in Myanmar | |
Coordinates: 21°30′N 95°37′E / 21.500°N 95.617°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Region | Central Northwestern |
Capital | Monywa |
Government | |
• Chief Minister | Myat Kyaw |
• Cabinet | Sagaing Region Government |
• Legislature | Sagaing Region Hluttaw |
• Judiciary | Sagaing Region High Court |
Area | |
• Total | 93,704.5 km2 (36,179.5 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd |
Highest elevation | 3,841 m (12,602 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,325,347 |
• Rank | 5th |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym | Sagainggese |
Demographics | |
• Ethnicities | |
• Religions | Buddhism 92.2% Christianity 6.5% Islam 1.1% Hinduism 0.1% Animism 0.1%[2] |
Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MST) |
ISO 3166 code | MM-01 |
HDI (2017) | 0.547[3] low · 9th |
Website | sagaingregion |
Sagaing Region (Burmese: စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [zəɡáɪ̯ɰ̃ táɪ̯ɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by India's Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh states to the north, Kachin State, Shan State, and Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south, with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of 93,527 square kilometres (36,111 sq mi). In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population 5,360,000.[4] The capital city and the largest city of Sagaing Region is Monywa.
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