Ayeyarwaddy

The area of Ayeyarwady Region is 35,140 square kilometres and it is composed of 6 Districts and 26 Townships. Ayeyarwaddy is bordered by Bago region to the north, Bago Region and Yangon region to the east and the Bay of Bengal  to the south and west. The capital city is Pathein and other popular cities are Hinthada, Pyapon, Zalun, Maubin, Pantanaw. The capital city of Ayeyarwady was once populated with many Arabic and Indian traders. Tourists can travel around the city by bus, and even boat. Chaung Tha and Ngwe Saung beaches are popular resorts for both foreigners and the local people. Ayeyarwady is a large agricultural centre, accounting for about 35% of the country's rice production. People in Ayeyarwady Region belong to several ethnic groups like Bamar, Rakhine, Indians, and Kayin. Common religions are Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. According to the 2014 ,the population more than 6.5 million.  Minority religious communities include Buddhism (92.1%), Christians (6.3%), Muslims (1.4%), and Hindus (0.1%) who collectively comprise the remainder of Ayeyarwady Region’s population.

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