Tharrawaddy District

Tharrawaddy District (Burmese: သာယာဝတီခရိုင်, Thayawădi Hkăyaing, also called Thayarwadi) is a district of the Bago Region in Myanmar, and is bordered by Pyay District to the north, Taungoo District and Bago District to the east, Insein District of the Yangon Region to the south, and Hinthada District of the Ayeyarwady Region to the west.

The capital is Tharrawaddy, which is located in the south of the district. The district has a population of 1,082,472 people.

Geography
Tharrawaddy District is bounded to the west by the Irrawaddy River, and to the east by the Bago Yoma hills. Most of the land is a flat riverine plain suitable for agriculture. There is a large reservoir in the north near the town of Bogyisakkan.

Transport
The district is connected north-south by the Irrawaddy Railway, between Yangon (Insein) and Pyay. There is a road that connects it to Bago District over the Bago Yoma in the east. The district has no bridges over the Irrawaddy River, but there are some ferry ports.