Bago, Myanmar

Bago

ပဲခူးမြို့
Pegu
Bago ပဲခူးမြို့ Pegu
Capital Town
	Bago Location of Bago, Myanmar
	Coordinates: 17°20′12″N 96°28′47″E / 17.33667°N 96.47972°E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Bago Region
Township	Bago Township
Founded	1152 CE
Area
• Total	18.45 sq mi (47.8 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2019)
• Total	179,505
• Density	9,700/sq mi (3,800/km2)
• Ethnicities	Bamar; Mon; Shan; Burmese Chinese; Burmese Indians; Kayin;
• Religions	Buddhism; Hinduism; Christianity;
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Bago (formerly spelled Pegu; Burmese: ပဲခူးမြို့; MLCTS: pai: khu: mrui., IPA: [bəɡó mjo̰]), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located 91 kilometres (57 mi) north-east of Yangon.

Bago ပဲခူးမြို့ Pegu
Capital Town

Bago Location of Bago, Myanmar
Coordinates: 17°20′12″N 96°28′47″E / 17.33667°N 96.47972°E / 17.33667; 96.47972
Country	Myanmar
Region	Bago Region
Township	Bago Township
Founded	1152 CE
Area
• Total	18.45 sq mi (47.8 km²)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population (2019)
• Total	179,505
• Density	9,700/sq mi (3,800/km²)
• Ethnicities	Bamar Mon Shan Burmese Chinese Burmese Indians Kayin
• Religions	Buddhism Hinduism Christianity
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MMT)