NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tanintharyi

Tanintharyi, better known by the old name Tenasserim, is a division of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and Thailand to the east. To the north is the Mon State. The capital of the division is Tavoy (Dawei). The other main city is Mergui. Image File history File links MyanmarTanintharyi. ... Burma is divided into 7 states and 7 divisions Categories: Myanmar ... The Isthmus of Kra The Kra Isthmus is the narrow landbridge which connects the Malay Peninsula with the mainland of Asia. ... The Andaman Sea, The Andaman Sea, How I want to be on The Andaman Sea. ... Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. ... Dawei (formerly known as Tavoy), southeastern Myanmar, capital of Tanintharyi Division, is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, 30 m. ... Mergui or Myeik is a city in Taninthayi Division in Myanmar (Burma), located in the extreme south of the country on a peninsula in the Andaman Sea. ...

The division covers an area of 43,328 km², and in the 1983 census it had a population of 917,628. The division is sub-divided into 5 districts: Amherst, Mergui, Tavoy, Thaton, Toungoo. The ISO 3166-2 code for the division is MM-05. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ...

Historically the area belonged to the Burmese kingdom for most of the time, but was also sometimes a tributary of the Thai kingdoms of Sukhothai and Ayutthaya. At the end of the First Burmese War in 1826 Tenasserim became part of the British colonial empire with the Treaty of Yandaboo. It was then part of Lower Burma. The Sukhothai kingdom was a kingdom in the north of Thailand around the city Sukhothai. ... The kingdom of Ayutthaya was a Thai kingdom that existed from the 1350 to 1767. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... The Treaty of Yandaboo between the British East India Company and the Burmese King of Ava, signed on February 24, 1826 marked the end of the First Burmese War. ... Burma is divided into 7 states and 7 divisions: Categories: Myanmar | Subdivisions of Myanmar | States of Myanmar | Divisions of Myanmar ...

With the independence of Burma in 1948 the northeastern part of Tenasserim became the Karen State (now named Kayin). In 1974 the Mon State was created, taking the northwestern part of Tenasserim. As the previous capital Moulmein is in the Mon state, the capital of Tenasserim was moved to Tavoy. In 1989 the division was officially renamed to Tanintharyi.
1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Kayin State is a [[administrative divisions of Burma and also known as Karen state. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Mon State is an administrative division of Myanmar. ... Mawlamyine (formerly Moulmein) is the capital and largest city in Mon State, Myanmar. ...

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