Sagaing region
Coordinates: 23 ° 30 ' N , 95 ° 30' E
စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး Sagaing region |
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Capital | Sagaing |
surface | 93,702.48 km² |
population | 5,325,347 (2014 census) |
Population density | 56.8 inhabitants per km² |
ethnicities | Burmese , Shan , Naga , Chin |
The Sagaing Region ( Burmese စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , BGN / PCGN : sitkaingdaingdethagyi ; until 2008 Sagaing Division ) is one of the 15 administrative units of Myanmar .
geography
The Sagaing region is located in northern Burma. It is bordered by the Kachin State and the Shan State to the east, and the Mandalay region and the Magwe region to the south . The west of the division forms the border with India , namely with the Indian states of Manipur and Nagaland and the Chin state . The capital is the city of the same name Sagaing .