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Bago Region, Myanmari
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Bago RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Old postcard from 1900

Taungoo, Taungoo Township, Taungoo District, Bago Region, Myanmar
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Old postcard from 1900

Taungoo, Taungoo Township, Taungoo District, Bago Region, Myanmar
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Old postcard from 1900

Taungoo, Taungoo Township, Taungoo District, Bago Region, Myanmar
Neighbouring regions:
Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Kayin State, Myanmar
Magway Region, Myanmar
Yangon Region, Myanmar
Mon State, Myanmar
Rakhine State, Myanmar
Naypyidaw Union Territory, Myanmar
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Bago244,376 (2016)
Pyay135,308 (2016)
Taungoo106,945 (2016)
Nyaunglebin89,626 (2018)
Tharyarwady54,386 (2016)
Pyu40,386 (2016)
Mindat Locality ID:
127297
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127297:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Bago Division; Pegu Division
Other Languages:
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French:
Région de Bago, Birmanie
German:
Bago-Region, Myanmar
Italian:
Regione di Bago, Birmania
Russian:
Пегу, Мьянма
Simplified Chinese:
勃固省, 缅甸
Spanish:
Región de Bago, Birmania
Achinese:
Divisi Bago
Burmese:
ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Divisió de Bago, Myanmar
Cebuano:
Bago Region
Dutch:
Bago, Myanmar
Estonian:
Bago piirkond, Birma
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه باگو, میانمار
Finnish:
Bago, Myanmar
Hindi:
बगो मण्डल, म्यान्मार
Indonesian:
Wilayah Bago, Myanmar
Japanese:
バゴー地方域, ミャンマー
Korean:
바고 관구, 미얀마
Lithuanian:
Bago regionas, Mianmaras
Macedonian:
Баго, Мјанмар
Norwegian:
Bago, Myanmar
Polish:
Pegu, Mjanma
Portuguese:
Bago, Myanmar
Sicilian:
Cocciu
Swedish:
Bagoregionen, Burma
Tamil:
பகோ மாநிலம்
Thai:
เขตพะโค, พม่า
Ukrainian:
Баго, М’янма
Urdu:
باگو علاقہ
Vietnamese:
Vùng Bago, Myanmar


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6 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Chrysoberyl
Formula: BeAl2O4
ⓘ Diamond
Formula: C
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘDiamond1.CB.10aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
CCarbon
Cⓘ DiamondC
OOxygen
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed5.33 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
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Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Otodus megalodon
species		Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Lamniformes : Otodontidae : Otodus : Otodus megalodon23.03 - 5.333 Ma
Miocene
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Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bago_Region
Wikidata ID:Q800124
GeoNames ID:1300463

Localities in this Region

Myanmar
Myanmar

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

AsiaContinent
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
Indian PlateTectonic Plate

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