Tharrawaddy, Myanmar

Tharrawaddy
သာယာဝတီ
Tharyarwaddy
City
Tharrawaddy
Location in Myanmar
Coordinates: 17°39′06″N 95°47′08″E / 17.651784°N 95.785500°E / 17.651784; 95.785500
Country Myanmar
Region Bago Region
DistrictTharrawaddy
TownshipTharrawaddy
Area
  City
3.39 sq mi (8.8 km2)
Population
 (2019)
  City
15,634
  Metro
38,116
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMST)

Tharrawaddy (Burmese: သာယာဝတီ, also spelt Thayarwaddy) is a city in western Bago Region of lower Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tharrawaddy District and Tharrawaddy Township. It locates on the main Yangon-Pyay road and 76 miles away at the north of Yangon. The town is divided into 8 urban wards.