Mon State
Mon State
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Burmese | mwan pranynai |
| • Mon | Tweuraḥ ḍuṅ Mon |
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| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Lower |
| Before becoming State | Tenasserim Division No (1) |
| Renamed as Mon State | 3 January 1974 |
| Capital | Mawlamyine |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Aung Kyi Thein |
| • Cabinet | Mon State Government |
| • Legislature | Mon State Hluttaw |
| • Judiciary | Mon State High Court |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,296.6 km2 (4,747.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 12th |
| Highest elevation (Sedaung Taung) | 1,294 m (4,245 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,054,393 |
| • Rank | 9th |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mons |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Mon, Bamar, Anglo-Burmese, Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Rakhine, Shan, Burmese-Thai, Pa'O. |
| • Religions | Buddhism, Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+06:30 (MMT) |
| HDI (2021) | 0.610 medium · 4th |
| Website | www |
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Mon State (Burmese: မွန်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [mʊ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Mon: တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is 12,155 km2 (4,693 sq mi). The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State. Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its 566 km (352 mi) of coastline. The state's capital is Mawlamyine.