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Southern Myanmar includes the three regions of Ayeyarwady, Bago and Yangon. Irrawaddy covers the Ayeyarwady River delta.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Yangon and Bago.

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, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by in 2005.

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or Pegu, formerly Hanthawaddy, is the capital city of Division in the Irrawaddy region and the 4th biggest city of with a population of 254,000.

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, formerly called Bassein, is the largest city and the capital of the , . It is located 190 km west of within on the bank of the River—a western branch of the .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Pyay and Taungoo.

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, and formerly anglicised as Prome, is the principal town of in the in . is located on the bank of the , 260 km north-west of .

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, also spelled Toungoo and formerly Toung-ngú, is a district-level city in the of , 220 km from , towards the north-eastern end of the division, with mountain ranges to the east and west.

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is a major port city of , located across Bago River from the city of . comprises 17 quarters and the surrounding Township is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port, as well as the Thilawa Special Economic Zone and various prominent universities.

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is the location of several beach resorts and a small village in the Irrawaddy region of .

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Chaungtha is a town and beach resort located in Shwethaungyan Subtownship, Pathein Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Chaungtha Beach, as it is more commonly known, is about 5 hours' drive away from , and is a popular resort with Yangonites from October to April.

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Township also Twantay Township is a township in the of Burma. It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of . The principal town and administrative seat is .

Htauk Kyant is a village in , Northern District of Yangon, in the of . is in the Town located beside Yangon - Pyay road.

Southern Myanmar

  • Type: 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
  • Also known as: “Irrawaddy”, “Lower Burma”, “Lower Myanmar”, and “Outer Myanmar”
  • Categories: historical region and territory
  • Location: , ,
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Latitude of center
17.0333° or 17° 2′ north
Longitude of center
95.1667° or 95° 10′ east
Wiki­data ID
Q1937196
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Vietnamese—“Southern Myanmar” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “দক্ষিণ মিয়ানমার”
  • Burmese: “အောက်မြန်မာပြည်”
  • Chinese: “下缅甸”
  • Czech: “Dolní Barma”
  • Esperanto: “Malsupra Birmo”
  • French: “Basse-Birmanie”
  • Italian: “Bassa Birmania”
  • Italian: “Birmania meridionale”
  • Japanese: “下ビルマ”
  • Khmer: “មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ាខាងក្រោម”
  • Korean: “하미얀마”
  • Korean: “하부 미얀마”
  • Lao: “ມຽນມາລຸ່ມ”
  • Lithuanian: “Žemutinis Mianmaras”
  • Polish: “Dolna Birma”
  • Portuguese: “Baixa Birmânia”
  • Portuguese: “Baixa Burma”
  • Russian: “Нижняя Бирма”
  • Shan: “မိူင်းမျၢၼ်ႇမႃႇ ပွတ်းၸၢၼ်း”
  • Shan: “မိူင်းမျၢၼ်ႇမႃႇပွတ်းတႂ်ႈ”
  • Thai: “พม่าตอนล่าง”
  • Venetian: “Birmània meridionałe”
  • Vietnamese: “Hạ Miến”

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