Mandalay Region

Mandalay Region မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	manta.le: tuing: desa. kri:
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Location of Mandalay Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°0′N 95°45′E / 21.000°N 95.750°E / 21.000; 95.750
Country	Myanmar
Region	Central
Capital	Mandalay
Government
• Chief Minister	Maung Ko
• Cabinet	Mandalay Region Government
• Legislature	Mandalay Region Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Mandalay Region High Court
Area [1]
• Total	37,945.6 km2 (14,650.9 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Highest elevation (Taungme)	2,302 m (7,552 ft)
Population  (2014)[2]
• Total	6,165,723
• Rank	3rd
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym	Mandalayan
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Chinese, Shan, Chin, Kayin, South Asians
• Religions	Buddhism 95.70%, Islam 3.00%, Christianity 1.10%, and Hinduism 0.2%
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)
HDI (2017)	0.570[3] medium · 5th
Website	www.mandalayregion.gov.mm

Mandalay Region (Burmese: မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [máɰ̃dəlé táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Mandalay Division) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is located in the center of the country, bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west, Shan State to the east, and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south. The regional capital is Mandalay. To the south of the region lies the national capital of Naypyidaw. The division consists of eleven districts,^[4] which are subdivided into 28 townships and 2,320 wards and village-tracts.

Mandalay Region is important in Myanmar's economy, accounting for 15% of the national economy. It is under the administration of the Mandalay Region Government.