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City profile · Myanmar · Asia

Bago

Bago Region · Myanmar
City population
244,376
#8
in Myanmar
#1
in Bago Region
#2,351
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawBago
17.335, 96.481 · 271 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
244,376
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#8
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#2,351
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.4%
of the national population

About Bago

Bago is a city in Bago Region, Myanmar with a population of 244,376. It is the 8th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 2,351st largest worldwide. It lies 271 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#8of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Bago Region
#1of 14
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Myanmar
Region
Bago Region
Rank in region
#1of 14
Distance to capital
271 km
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
18 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
17.335, 96.481
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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