Mon State

Mon State မွန်ပြည်နယ် (Burmese) တွဵုရးဍုင်မန် (Mon)
State
Other transcription(s)
• Burmese	mwan pranynai
• Mon	Tweuraḥ ḍuṅ Mon
Flag Seal
Country	Myanmar
Region	South
Before becoming State	Tenasserim Division No (1)
Renamed as Mon State	3 January 1974
Capital	Mawlamyine
Government
• Chief Minister	Aung Kyi THein
• Cabinet	Mon State Government
• Legislature	Mon State Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Mon State High Court
Area
• Total	12,296.6 km2 (4,747.7 sq mi)
• Rank	12th
Highest elevation (Sedaung Taung)	1,294 m (4,245 ft)
Population  (2014 Census)[1]
• Total	2,054,393
• Rank	9th
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Demonym	Mons
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Mon, Bamar, Anglo-Burmese, Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Rakhine, Shan, Burmese-Thai, Pa'O.
• Religions	Buddhism, Islam
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MMT)
HDI (2021)	0.610[2] medium · 4th
Website	www.monstate.gov.mm

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Mon State (Burmese: မွန်ပြည်နယ်, pronounced [mʊ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀]; Mon: တွဵုရးဍုင်မန်) is an administrative division of Myanmar. It lies between Kayin State to the east, the Andaman Sea to the west, Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south, also having a short border with Thailand's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip. The land area is 12,155 km² (4,693 sq mi). The Dawna Range, running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW–SSE direction, forms a natural border with Kayin State. Mon State includes some small islands, such as Kalegauk, Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island, along its 566 km (352 mi) of coastline. The state's capital is Mawlamyine.