Pathein

Pathein ပုသိမ်မြို့ Bassein
City
Downtown Pathein, with view of Clock Tower
Pathein Location of Pathein, Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 16°47′03″N 94°44′0″E / 16.78417°N 94.73333°E / 16.78417; 94.73333
Country	Myanmar
Region	Ayeyarwady Region
District	Pathein District
Township	Pathein Township
Area
• City	9.79 sq mi (25.4 km2)
Population  (2019)[1]
• City	172,923
• Density	18,000/sq mi (6,800/km2)
• Metro [2]	287,071
• Ethnicities	Bamar Kayin Mon Rakhine Burmese Chinese Burmese Indians
• Religions	Buddhism Christianity Islam
Time zone	UTC+6.30 (MST)
Area code	42[3]

Pathein (Burmese: ပုသိမ်မြို့; MLCTS: pu. sim mrui., Burmese pronunciation: [pəθèɪ̯ɰ̃ mjo̰]; Mon: ဖာသီ, [pʰasɛm]), formerly called Bassein, is the largest city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar (Burma). It is located 190 km (120 mi) west of Yangon within Pathein Township on the bank of the Pathein River (Pathein), which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River,^[4] the city had a population of 172,923 in 2019. Although once a part of the Mon kingdoms, Pathein has few ethnic Mon residents today. The majority are of Bamar with a significant Karen, Burmese Indian, Rakhine and Burmese Chinese populations .