Tenasserim

"Tanintharyi, también conocida por su antiguo nombre, Tenasserim, es una división de Birmania, que ocupa la estrecha franja meridional que conforma el sur del país en el istmo de Kra. Limita con el mar de Andamán por el oeste y con Tailandia por el este. Al norte tiene el estado de Mon. La capital de la división es Tavoy (Dawei). La otra ciudad importante se llama Mergui."

"Tanintharyi Region (Burmese: , pronounced: [tnàjì tá dèa dí]; Mon: or ; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division, is an administrative region of Myanmar, covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus. It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills, beyond which lies Thailand, to the east. To the north is the Mon State. There are many islands off the coast, the large Mergui Archipelago in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller Moscos Islands off the northern shores. The capital of the division is Dawei (Tavoy). Other important cities are Myeik (Mergui) and Kawthaung. The division covers an area of 43,344.9 km², and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census."