Bago District

Not to be confused with the Bago Region

Bago District (Burmese: ပဲခူးခရိုင်, Băgò Hkăyaing) is a district of the Bago Region of Myanmar, and is bordered by Taungoo District to the north, Hpapun District and Thaton District to the east, Insein District and Thanlyin District of the Yangon Region and and Tharrawaddy District to the west.

The capital is the major city of Bago which is also the regional capital, and is located in the south of the district. The district has a population of 1,778,185 people.

Geography
Bago District is primarily based around the lower Sittaung River floodplain, which is bounded to the west by the Bago Yoma hills, and to the east by the Shan Plateau. There are 10 large reservoir lakes in the district, which supply power to Bago, Yangon, and other places.

Transport
The Yangon-Mandalay Railway and highway traverses the district, passing through Bago city. The Southern Railway also begins here, which continues south to Dawei.