Magway Region
Magway Region
မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး | |
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| Myanma transcription(s) | |
| • Burmese | ma. kwe: tuing: desa. kri: |
Border of Magway Region and Naypyidaw Union Territory | |
Location of Magway Region in Myanmar | |
| Coordinates: 20°15′N 94°45′E / 20.250°N 94.750°E | |
| 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 | 2,703 m (8,868 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• 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 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.