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Populated places in Tanintharyi Region

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Dawei
Dawei, formerly known as Tavoy, is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and is the capital of the Tanintharyi Region, formerly known as the Tenasserim Division, on the eastern bank of the Dawei River. The city is about southeast of Yangon. Its population (2014 estimate) is 146,964. Dawei is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, . from the Andaman Sea. As a result, the city is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. Dawei People is also the name of one of Myanmar's 135 ethnic minorities.
Myeik
city
Kawthaung
Kawthaung is a border town located in the southernmost part of Myanmar, in the Tanintharyi Region. During British rule in Burma between 1824 and 1948, it was known as Victoria Point. As of 2021, it has a population of 57,949. Facing Ranong in Thailand, Kawthaung is one of seven official border trade posts with Thailand.
Bokepyin
thumb|left|Kawthaung-Bokepyin Road NH1 Bokepyin (, ; ) is a town in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. In 2022, it was promoted to be the capital of the newly formed Bokepyin District.
Tanintharyi
human settlement in Myanmar
Palauk
Palauk is a town in Palaw Township, Taninthayi Region, Myanmar. It is located on the main coastal road, Route 8, between Dawei and Palaw. Palauk is the administrative seat of the Palauk Subtownship.
Palaw
Palaw (, ) is a town in the Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar. It is the administrative seat of Palaw Township.
Thayetchaung
Thayetchaung () is a town in the Taninthayi Region, southernmost part of Myanmar.
Kyunsu
Kyunsu, better known as Kanmaw, is a small town in the Mergui Archipelago of south-eastern Burma. It is the principal town of Kyunsu Township in Myeik District which since 1990 has covered much of the archipelago. The town lies on the north-eastern coast of Kanmaw Kyun, south-west of Myeik (Mergui).
Yebyu
Yebyu (; ) is a town in the Taninthayi Division, in the southernmost part of Myanmar.