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Tanintharyi Division

Tanintharyi Region
တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Myanma transcription(s)
 • Burmese ta.nangsari. tuing: desa. kri:
Flag of Tanintharyi Region
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Location of Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar
Location of Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 13°0′N 98°45′E / 13.000°N 98.750°E / 13.000; 98.750Coordinates: 13°0′N 98°45′E / 13.000°N 98.750°E / 13.000; 98.750
Country  Myanmar
Region South
Capital Dawei (Tavoy)
Government
 • Chief Minister Lei Lei Maw (NLD)
 • Cabinet Tanintharyi Region Government
 • Legislature Taninthayi Region Hluttaw
Area
 • Total 43,344.9 km2 (16,735.6 sq mi)
Area rank 5th
Population (2014)
 • Total 1,408,401
 • Rank 12th
 • Density 32/km2 (84/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnicities Bamar, Dawei, Rakhine, Mon, Shan, Burmese-Thai, Kayin, Salone, Malay
 • Religions Buddhism, Islam
Time zone MST (UTC+06:30)
ISO 3166 code MM-05

Tanintharyi Region (Burmese: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced: [tənɪ́ɴθàjì táɪɴ dèθa̰ dʑí]; Mon: ဏၚ်ကသဳ or တနၚ်သြဳ; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies 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 are Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The division covers an area of 43,344.9 km², and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census.

In Thai, the region is known as "Tanao Si" (Thai: ตะนาวศรี, pronounced [tənaːw sǐː]), while in Malay, it is known as Malay: Tanah Sari (تانه ساري). "Tanah Sari Region" was part of "Tanah Melayu". Initially, it was occupied by Ayutthaya. Later, Burma occupied the region from Ayutthaya.


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