Ayeyarwady Region

The Ayeyarwady Region (Burmese: ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး, Eyawădi Tàing Dethágyì, formerly the Irrawaddy Division) is one of the seven Regions of Myanmar. It is located in the south-west of the country and covers almost all of the Irrawaddy Delta. It is bordered by Rakhine State to the north, the Bago Region to the northeast, and the Yangon Region to the east, as well as the Andaman Sea to the south and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

The region's capital is Pathein, which is located in the west of the region. It is the third most populous region of Myanmar after the Yangon Region and the Mandalay Region.