Pathein

Pathein ပုသိမ်မြို့ Bassein
Pathein Location o Pathein, Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°46′N 94°43′E
Kintra	Burma
Division	Ayeyarwady Region
Destrict	Pathein District
Tounship	Pathein Tounship
Population
• Tot	315,600
• Ethnicities	Bamar, Burmese Indies, Kayin
• Releegions	Buddhism
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)
Aurie code(s)	42

Pathein (Burmese: ပုသိမ်မြို့; MLCTS: pu. sim mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [pəθèiɴ mjo̰]; Mon: ဖာသဳ, [pha sɛm]), umwhile cried Bassein, is a port ceety wi a 2004 population estimatit at 315,600, an the caipital o the Ayeyarwady Region, Burma. It lees on the Pathein River (Bassein), which is a wastren branch o the Irrawaddy River. Pathein is the fowert lairgest ceety o Burma (Myanmar), situatit 190 kilometres (120 mi) wast o Yangon.

References

Travel guide tae Pathein frae Wikivoyage