Bago
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Place details
- Locality
- ပဲခူး
- Region
- ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
- Country
- မြန်မာ
- Population
- 244,376
- Timezone
- Asia/Yangon
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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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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Myanmar
- Located in
- Bago Region
- Population
- +284179
- Elevation
- +4
- Time zone
- UTC+06:30
- Capital of
- First Toungoo Empire
- Image
- Bago 03.JPG
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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.
Etymology