Taninthayi Region

Taninthayi Region

Tanintharyi Region (Burmese: တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, ; Mon: ဏၚ်ကသဳ or တနၚ်သြဳ; Thai: ตะนาวศรี, RTGS: Tanao Si, ; Malay: Tanah Sari, تانه ساري), formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies 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 are Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The division covers an area of 43,328 km², and had an estimated population of 1,455,000 in 2002.