
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.