🇲🇲 Myanmar
Pathein
Pathein, formerly called Bassein, is the largest city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. It is located 190 km (120 mi) west of Yangon within Pathein Township on the bank of the Pathein River—a western branch of the Irrawaddy River. The city had a population of 172,923 in 2019. Although once a part of the Mon kingdoms, Pathein has few ethnic Mon residents today. The majority are of Bamar ethnicity with significant Karen, Indian, Rakhine and Chinese populations.
- Country
- 🇲🇲 Myanmar
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 237,089
- Time zone
- Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates
- 16.78, 94.73
How far Pathein is from other cities in Myanmar
- Hlaingthaya142 km✈ 55 min · 🚗 2 h 22 min
- Insein146 km✈ 56 min · 🚗 2 h 26 min
- Yangon152 km✈ 56 min · 🚗 2 h 32 min
- Bago196 km✈ 59 min · 🚗 3 h 16 min
- Mawlamyine310 km✈ 1 h 8 min · 🚗 5 h 10 min
- Kyaukpyu320 km✈ 1 h 8 min · 🚗 5 h 20 min
- Naipyidó361 km✈ 1 h 11 min · 🚗 6 h 1 min
- Sittwe421 km✈ 1 h 16 min · 🚗 7 h 1 min
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