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Bago

Also known as Pegu

capital city of Bago Region, Myanmar

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Bago is a city in Myanmar, situated within the Bago Region. It has served as the capital of both the Bago Region and the First Toungoo Empire. The city is located at an elevation of 4 meters above sea level and operates in the UTC+06:30 time zone. Its population is recorded as 284,179.

The area is described in sources such as The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Nearby, the Shwemawdaw Paya Pagoda is located in the Bago Region. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 26.69 degrees, with humidity at 88 percent and wind speed at 2.62.

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Place details

Locality: ပဲခူး
Region: ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Country: မြန်မာ
Population: 244,376
Timezone: Asia/Yangon

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Air quality

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PM2.5: 10.3 µg/m³
PM10: 12.6 µg/m³

As of 2026-08-11 07:30 · Open-Meteo

Key facts

Country: Myanmar
Region: Bago Region
District: Bago
Township: Bago
Founded: 1152 CE
Total: 18.45 sq mi (47.8 km )
Elevation: 13 ft (4 m)
Density: 9,729/sq mi (3,756/km )
Ethnicities: Bamar Mon Shan Burmese Chinese Burmese Indians Kayin
Religions: Buddhism Hinduism Christianity
Time zone: UTC+6.30 ( MMT )

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Encyclopedic overview

Bago (formerly spelled Pegu; Burmese: ပဲခူးမြို့, MLCTS: pai: khu: mrui., IPA: [bəɡó mjo̰]), formerly known as Hanthawaddy, is the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located 91 kilometres (57 mi) north-east of Yangon. The city had a population of 179,505 people in 2019 and was a historical capital of the Taungoo Dynasty and is known for its large pagodas.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.