Tanintharyi Region
Also known as Tenasserim Division, Tenasserim
administrative region of Myanmar
Key facts
- Mlc transcription system
- ta.nangsari tuing: desa. kri:
- Central thai
- ตะนาวศรี
- Country
- Myanmar
- Region
- Lower
- Capital
- Dawei (Tavoy)
- Chief minister
- U Zaw Naing Oo
- Cabinet
- Tanintharyi Region Government
- Legislature
- Tanintharyi Region Hluttaw
- Judiciary
- Tanintharyi Region High Court
- Total
- 43,344.9 km (16,735.6 sq mi)
- Rank
- 5th
- Highest elevation myinmoletkat taung
- 2,072 m (6,798 ft)
- Density
Article
Tanintharyi Region, formerly Tenasserim Division and Tanintharyi Division, is a region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the northern Malay Peninsula, reaching to the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lie Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. There are many islands off the coast, the large Mergui Archipelago in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller Moscos Islands off the northern shores. The capital of the division is Dawei (Tavoy). Other important cities include Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The region covers an area of 43,344.9 square kilometres (16,735.6 sq mi), and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census.
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