Bago District

Coordinates: 17°44′N 96°36′E / 17.733°N 96.600°E / 17.733; 96.600
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Bago District
ပဲခူးခရိုင်
District
Location in Bago region
Location in Bago region
CountryMyanmar
RegionBago Region
Population
 • Total1,770,785

Bago District (Burmese: ပဲခူးခရိုင်) is a district of the Bago Region in central Burma (Myanmar). The region's capital, Bago, is located in the district. Bago District is bordered by Mon State to the southeast, Kayin State to the east, and Yangon Region to the southwest. The Bago Region districts of Taungoo and Tharrawaddy are located to the north and west of Bago District, respectively. Sittaung River runs through the district and empties into the Gulf of Martaban, which borders the Bago District townships of Thanatpin and Kawa.[2]

Townships[edit]

Townships in Bago District
  Bago Township
  Kawa Township
  Thanatpin Township
  Waw Township

The district contains the following townships:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bago Region. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 3-G. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 16.
  2. ^ Myanmar Information Management Unit (2015). engmimu (PDF) (Report). MIMU. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

17°44′N 96°36′E / 17.733°N 96.600°E / 17.733; 96.600