Bago
is the capital city of Bago (Pegu) division. It has an area of 38948 sq-km,
and the population is over 5 millions.
An ancient capital of the Mon Kingdom (15th Century), Bago is situated only
80 km from Yangon. It is about 2 hours drive from Yangon across the
panoramic countryside.
The King Bayin-naung, known as the Napoleon of Myanmar resided his Kan-baw-za-tharddy
palace in Bago, but it was damaged by Rakhaine King after the expired of
King Ba-yin-naung. The re-construction of the palace based on it's original
design has been totally reconstructed on its' original site. The new
International Airport Project of Bago is being under-construction.
For the Eco-tourism, Bago division gives the Sein-ye, and Pokyar forest
Elephant camps, and Mo-ywin-gyi bird watching sites.
