Southern Myanmar
Southern Myanmar, this area inlcudes all the three Ayeyarwady, Bago, Yangon Myanmar regions. Irrawaddy covers the Ayeyarwady River delta.Popular Destinations
Yangon
Yangon, formerly Rangoon, was the capital of Myanmar until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005. Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.Bago
Bago or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Bago Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of Myanmar with a population of 254,000. Photo: Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0.Pathein
Pathein, formerly called Bassein, is the largest city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar . Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Pyay
Pyay is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.Destinations
Coco Islands
The Coco Islands are a small group of islands in the northeastern Bay of Bengal. Photo: Mihai mad, CC BY-SA 3.0.Taungoo
Taungoo is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar, 220 km from Yangon, towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west. Photo: Victorcouto, Public domain.Thanlyin
Thanlyin is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Photo: Victorcouto, Public domain.Ngwe Saung
Ngwe Saung is the location of several beach resorts and a small village in the Irrawaddy region of Myanmar. Photo: Rucksackreise-Südostasien, CC BY-SA 4.0.Chaung Tha
Chaungtha is a town and beach resort located in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Photo: Niffyed, Public domain.Twante
Twante Township also Twantay Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma . Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.Southern Myanmar
- Type: Geographic region
- Description: geographic and historic region of Burma, including the low-lying Irrawaddy delta, as well as coastal regions of the country, plus the territory annexed by the British Empire after the end of the Second Anglo-Burmese War in 1852
- Categories: historical region and territorial entity
- Location: Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
Latitude of center 17.0333° or 17° 2' north | Longitude of center 95.1667° or 95° 10' east |
Also Known As
- Burmese: အောက်မြန်မာပြည်
- Chinese: 下缅甸
- Czech: Dolní Barma
- English: Irrawaddy
- English: Lower Burma
- English: Lower Myanmar
- English: Outer Myanmar
- Esperanto: Malsupra Birmo
- French: Basse-Birmanie
- Italian: Birmania meridionale
- Japanese: 下ビルマ
- Korean: 하부 미얀마
- Lithuanian: Žemutinis Mianmaras
- Polish: Dolna Birma
- Portuguese: Baixa Birmânia
- Portuguese: Baixa Burma
- Russian: Нижняя Бирма
- Shan: မိူင်းမျၢၼ်ႇမႃႇပွတ်းတႂ်ႈ
- Thai: พม่าตอนล่าง
- Vietnamese: Hạ Miến
- Basso Myanmar
- 하미얀마
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