Mandalay Region

Mandalay Region (Burmese: မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [máɰ̃dəlé táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. To the south of the region lies the national capital of Naypyidaw. The division consists of eleven districts, which are subdivided into 28 townships and 2,320 wards and village-tracts.

Mandalay Region
မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Myanma transcription(s)
 • Burmesemanta.le: tuing: desa. kri:
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Location of Mandalay Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°0′N 95°45′E
Country Myanmar
RegionCentral
CapitalMandalay
Government
 • Chief MinisterMaung Ko
 • CabinetMandalay Region Government
 • LegislatureMandalay Region Hluttaw
 • JudiciaryMandalay Region High Court
Area
 • Total37,945.6 km2 (14,650.9 sq mi)
 • Rank7th
Highest elevation
(Taungme)
2,302 m (7,552 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total6,165,723
 • Rank3rd
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
DemonymMandalayan
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesBamar, Chinese, Shan, Chin, Kayin, South Asians
 • ReligionsBuddhism 95.70%, Islam 3.00%, Christianity 1.10%, and Hinduism 0.2%
Time zoneUTC+06:30 (MST)
HDI (2017)0.570
medium · 5th
Websitewww.mandalayregion.gov.mm

Mandalay Region is important in Myanmar's economy, accounting for 15% of the national economy. It is under the administration of the Mandalay Region Government.

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