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Bago
Also known as Pegu
capital city of Bago Region, Myanmar
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Place details
- Locality
- ပဲခူး
- Region
- ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 244,376
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Article
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.
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