Place:Dawei, Tenasserim, Myanmar

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NameDawei
Alt namesTavoysource: Wikipedia
TypeCity
Coordinates14.09°N 98.2°E
Located inTenasserim, Myanmar
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Dawei[1] (; , ; , RTGS: Thawai, ; formerly known as Tavoy) is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the northern bank of the Dawei River. The city is about southeast of Yangon. Its population (2014 estimate) is 146,964. Dawei is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, . from the Andaman Sea. As a result, the city is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. "Dawei" is also the name of one of Myanmar's 135 ethnic minorities.

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