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Delve into Bago
Bago in Bago District (Bago Region) with it's 244,376 habitants is located in Myanmar about 168 mi (or 271 km) south of Nay Pyi Taw, the country's capital town.
Current time in Bago is now 11:05 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Yangon with an UTC offset of 6.5 hours. We know of 9 airports close to Bago, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Myanmar is Yangon International Airport in a distance of 37 mi (or 60 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Yangon, Hpa-an, Mawlamyine, Sop Moei and Ban Huai I Huak. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 38°C / 101 °F
Morning Temperature | 26°C / 79 °F |
Evening Temperature | 38°C / 100 °F |
Night Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 28% |
Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 8% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
37°C (99 °F)
30°C (85 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
38°C (100 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
36°C (97 °F)
31°C (88 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Videos from this area
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Restaurant Bago - Myanmar - (Burma)
www.ferneseher.de - Blick in ein Restaurant in der Stadt Bago, ca. 50 km vor Yangon. Man beachte den Stromkasten. Aufgenommen 2013.
Bago, Myanmar
Video with images of Bago a former capital of the Mon kingdom in Lower Myanmar. Reputedly founded in the sixth century AD is was an important seaport in the ninth century. In the eleventh century...
Trying durian for the first time in Myanmar
Tried durian for the first time and was pleasantly surprised.
TakoBago staffs lunch 'Kimchi Fried rice'/Bago, Myanmar / TakoBago Takoyaki, Udon, Yakisoba
TakoBago staffs lunch 'Kimchi Fried rice' by KIMS That is not the menu. Tell me if you want to eat this meal.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Bago, Burma
Bago;; (Thai) Pha-Kho พะโค; formerly Pegu, is a city and the capital of Bago Region in Myanmar (Burma). It is located 50 miles from Yangon.
Shwethalyaung Buddha
The Shwethalyaung Buddha is a reclining Buddha in the west side of Bago (Pegu), Burma (Myanmar). The Buddha, which has a length of 55 m (180 ft) and a height of 16 m (52 ft), is the second largest Buddha in the world, after the 74 m reclining Buddha in Dawei (Tavoy). The Buddha is believed to have been built in 994, during the reign of Mon King Migadepa. It was lost in 1757 when Pegu was pillaged.
Kyaik Pun Paya
Kyaikpun Pagoda(က်ာ္ပန္ in Mon, Kyaik & Pon, is a pagoda in the Bago Division of Burma, in the city of Bago. Most notably, Kyaik Pun Pagoda is the home to the Four Seated Buddha shrine, a 90 ft statue depicting the four Buddhas namely Kakkusana, Konagamana, Kassapa, and Gotama seated in four positions, sitting back to back to four directions. The Four Seated Buddha was built by King Migadippa of Bago in the 7th Century AD and renovated by King Dhammaceti in the 15th century AD.
Shwemawdaw Paya
The Shwemawdaw Paya is a stupa located in Bago, Myanmar. It is often referred to as the Golden God Temple. At 375 feet in height, the Shwemadaw holds the record for the tallest pagoda in the country although the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon is usually credited as the tallest pagoda in Myanmar (at 98 meters - approximately 321.5 ft). Shwemadaw, along with the Shwedagon and Kyaiktiyo, are famous Mon pagodas.