Place:Tenasserim, Myanmar

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NameTenasserim
Alt namesTanintharyi Division
BM12source: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tanintharyisource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Tenasserimsource: Wikipedia
TypeNational division
Coordinates12.0°N 99.0°E
Located inMyanmar     (1948 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Awegyun
Bokpyin
Chaungwabyin
Dawei
Hermyingyi
Kampong Ulu
Kanbauk
Kawthaung
Kyat-aw
Kyaukpa
Launglon
Lenya
Maliwun
Manoron
Marang
Maungmagan
Mergui
Migyaunglaung
Myitta
Nangin
Nankye
Natkyizin
Pala
Palauk
Palaw
Pe
Tenasserim
Thabawleikkyi
Thagyettaw
Tharabwin West
Thayetchaung
Theinkun
Yebyu
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names


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Tanintharyi Region (; Mon: or ; ; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, , RTGS: Tanao Si, ; formerly known as Tanao Si) is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the upper 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 division covers an area of 43,344.9 km², and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census.

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