Ayeyarwady Region

Ayeyarwady Region (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced: [ʔèjàwədì táiɴ dèθa̰ dʑí]; umwhile Ayeyarwady Diveesion an Irrawaddy Diveesion) is a region o Myanmar, occupyin the delta region o the Ayeyarwady River (Irrawaddy River).

Ayeyarwady Region ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး Irrawaddy Diveesion
Diveesion
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	ei:rawati tuing: desa. kri:
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Location o Ayeyarwady Region in Burma
Coordinates: 16°50′N 95°10′E
Kintra	Burma
Region	Lawer
Caipital	Pathein
Govrenment
• Chief Meenister	Thein Aung[1] (USDP)
Area
• Total	35138 km2 (13,567 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,663,000
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Demografics
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Rakhine, Indies, Kayin
• Releegions	Buddhism, Christianity, Islam
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)

The region lees atween north latitude 15° 40' an 18° 30' approximately an atween cast langitude 94° 15' an 96° 15'. It haes an aurie o 13,566 square mile (35,140 km²). The population is over 6.5 million, makkin it the maist populous o Burma’s states an regions. The population densitie is 466/sq mi (180/km²).

Ayeyarwady Region is flankit bi the Rakhine Yoma (Arakan Muntains) range in the wast an lairge auries wur cleared for paddy cultivation, leadin tae its preeminent position as the main rice producer in the kintra, a position it haes retained intae the 21st century.