Sagaing Region

Sagaing Region စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Region
Myanma transcription(s)
• Burmese	cac kuing: tuing: desa. kri:
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Location of Sagaing Region in Myanmar
Coordinates: 21°30′N 95°37′E / 21.500°N 95.617°E / 21.500; 95.617
Country	Myanmar
Region	Central Northwestern
Capital	Monywa
Government
• Chief Minister	Myat Kyaw
• Cabinet	Sagaing Region Government
• Legislature	Sagaing Region Hluttaw
• Judiciary	Sagaing Region High Court
Area
• Total	93,704.5 km2 (36,179.5 sq mi)
• Rank	2nd
Highest elevation (Mount Saramati)	3,841 m (12,602 ft)
Population  (2014)[1]
• Total	5,325,347
• Rank	5th
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Sagainggese
Demographics
• Ethnicities	Bamar Shan Mizo Chin Naga Khamti
• Religions	Buddhism 92.2% Christianity 6.5% Islam 1.1% Hinduism 0.1% Animism 0.1%[2]
Time zone	UTC+06:30 (MST)
ISO 3166 code	MM-01
HDI (2017)	0.547[3] low · 9th
Website	sagaingregion.gov.mm

Sagaing Region (Burmese: စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, pronounced [zəɡáɪ̯ɰ̃ táɪ̯ɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by India's Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh states to the north, Kachin State, Shan State, and Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south, with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of 93,527 square kilometres (36,111 sq mi). In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population 5,360,000.^[4] The capital city and the largest city of Sagaing Region is Monywa.