Bago Region

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Bago Region is an administrative division in central Myanmar known for its historical cities, agricultural economy, and role as a significant site of political unrest and protests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
first-level administrative division of Myanmar
borders Ayeyarwady Region
Kayin State
Magway Region
Mandalay Region
Mon State
Yangon Region
capital Bago
contains Bago
Pyay
Toungoo
surface form: Taungoo

Thayarwady
country Myanmar
economyType agriculture-based economy
formerName Pegu Division
governingBody Bago Region self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bago Region Government
hasPart Bago District
Pyay District
Taungoo District
Thayarwady District
hasRiver Irrawaddy River
surface form: Ayeyarwady River

Sittaung River
headOfGovernment Chief Minister of Bago Region
historicallyPartOf Pinya Kingdom
surface form: Pegu Kingdom
knownFor agricultural economy
historical cities
political unrest
protests
rice production
timber production
languageUsed Burmese
locatedIn central Myanmar
locatedOn Bago River
surface form: Bago River basin
majorReligion Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
namedAfter Bago
partOf Myanmar
produces beans
paddy rice
pulses
timber
significantEvent anti-government protests
post-2021 coup demonstrations
timeZone Myanmar Standard Time
utcOffset +06:30

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Yangon Region borders Bago Region
Mon people populationDistribution Bago Region
Sgaw Karen language region Bago Region
Mon State borders Bago Region
Mon language nativeTo Bago Region
Cyclone Nargis impactedRegion Bago Region
Bago Region governingBody Bago Region self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bago Region Government
Shan State bordersInternalDivision Bago Region
Bago River flowsThroughRegion Bago Region
Mandalay Region borders Bago Region
Pyay locatedIn Bago Region
Magway Region borders Bago Region
Ayeyarwady Region borders Bago Region
Pegu locatedIn Bago Region
southern Myanmar hasSubregion Bago Region
subject surface form: Southern Myanmar
this entity surface form: Bago Region (southern part)
Pa'O people minorSettlementArea Bago Region
Kayin State borderWith Bago Region
Rakhine State borders Bago Region