Map of Ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady is a first-level division of Myanmar. Its largest mapped city is Pathein, with about 237,089 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Ayeyarwady, and the tables list its 6 mapped cities along with the ports nearest to them.
- Cities Mapped
- 6
- Largest City
- Pathein
- Country
- Myanmar
Interactive Map of Ayeyarwady
History of Ayeyarwady: Empires and States
The atlas records 8 polities whose mapped territory included part of Ayeyarwady, from Pagan Kingdom in 1056 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.
| Polity | Period here |
|---|---|
| Pagan Kingdom | 1056–1293 CE |
| Hanthawaddy Kingdom | 1294–1539 CE |
| First Toungoo Empire | 1540–1740 CE |
| Konbaung Dynasty | 1741–1819 CE |
| Burma | 1820–1989 CE |
| The British Empire | 1853–1947 CE |
| British Raj | 1859–1947 CE |
| Union of Myanmar | 1990–2024 CE |
Historical Maps of Ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady on the world map in each year one of these states held it:
Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.
Largest Cities in Ayeyarwady
6 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.
| # | Name | Population | Region | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathein | 237,089 | Ayeyarwady | Admin-1 capital |
| 2 | Hinthada | 180,728 | Ayeyarwady | Populated place |
| 3 | Phyarpon | 65,601 | Ayeyarwady | Populated place |
| 4 | Wakema | 48,405 | Ayeyarwady | Populated place |
| 5 | Yandoon | 36,172 | Ayeyarwady | Populated place |
| 6 | Labutta | 1,667 | Ayeyarwady | Populated place |
Ports in Ayeyarwady
2 ports mapped. Ranked by approach channel depth, the figure that limits which ships can call. Harbours link to their write-up on the page of the sea or coast they lie on. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.
Ayeyarwady: Quick Answers
- Where is Ayeyarwady?
- Ayeyarwady is a first-level division of Myanmar, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 16.7551° N, 95.2380° E.
- What is the largest city in Ayeyarwady?
- Pathein is the largest city mapped in Ayeyarwady, with a metropolitan population of about 237,089.
- How many cities are in Ayeyarwady?
- YearMaps maps 6 cities and towns in Ayeyarwady, with a combined metropolitan population of about 569,662. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.