Tharrawaddy, Myanmar Explained

Tharrawaddy
Other Name:Tharyarwaddy
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Myanmar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Myanmar
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Tharrawaddy
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Tharrawaddy
Population As Of:151,104
Population Urban:35,815
Population Total:151,104
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:+6.30
Coordinates:17.6518°N 95.7855°W

Tharrawaddy (Burmese: သာယာဝတီ) is a city in Bago Region of lower Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Tharrawaddy District and Tharrawaddy Township. It locates on the main Yangon-Pyay road and 76 miles away at the north of Yangon.

History

The current city was built when the region was under British rule, in the first British temporary seat at Thonze. However, Thonze is populated for district offices. Therefore, the city was moved two miles north of Thonze and the new district city was built in 1878. The name of the city called Tharrawaddy as the old Burmese name.