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{{short description|Region of Myanmar}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tanintharyi Region
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| subdivision_name1 = South
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| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Dawei]] (Tavoy)
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| leader_title = [[Chief Ministers of States and Regions of Myanmar|Chief Minister]]
| leader_name = [[Myat Ko]]
| leader_title1 = Cabinet
| leader_name1 = [[Tanintharyi Region Government]]
| leader_title3 = Judiciary
| leader_name3 = Tanintharyi Region High Court
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| area_total_km2 = 43344.9
| area_rank = [[List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by area|5th]]
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| elevation_max_m = 2072
| elevation_max_point = [[Myinmoletkat Taung]]
| population_total = 1,408,401
| population_as_of = [[2014 Myanmar Census|2014]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="census-2014">{{cite book|title=Census Report|publisher=Ministry of Immigration and Population|location=Naypyitaw|date=May 2015|series=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census|volume=2|pages=17|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B067GBtstE5TeUlIVjRjSjVzWlk/view}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank = [[List of administrative divisions of Myanmar by population|12th]]
| population_demonym = Tanintharian
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| iso_code = MM-05
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| leader_title2 = Legislature
| leader_name2 = [[Taninthayi Region Hluttaw]]
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bamar]], Dawei, [[Rakhine people|Rakhine]], [[Karen people|Kayin]], Salone, [[Burmese Malays|Malay]], [[Mon people|Mon]], [[Thai people|Thai]]
| demographics1_title2 = Religions
| demographics1_info2 = [[Buddhism]] 87.5%<br>[[Christianity]] 7.2%<br>[[Islam]] 5.1%<br>[[Hinduism]] 0.1%
| blank_name_sec2 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2017)
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'''Tanintharyi Region''' ({{lang-my|တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး}}, {{IPA-my|tənɪ́ɰ̃θàjì táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí|pron}}; [[Mon language|Mon]]: {{lang|mnw|ဏၚ်ကသဳ|italics=no}} or {{lang|mnw|ရးတၞင်သြဳ|italics=no}}; formerly '''Tenasserim Division''' and '''Tanintharyi Division''') is an administrative [[Administrative divisions of Myanmar|region]] of [[Myanmar]], covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the upper [[Malay peninsula]], reaching to the [[Kra Isthmus]]. It borders the [[Andaman Sea]] to the west and the [[Tenasserim Hills]], beyond which lie [[Thailand]], to the east. To the north is the [[Mon State]]. There are many islands off the coast, the large [[Mergui Archipelago]] in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller [[Moscos Islands]] off the northern shores. The capital of the division is [[Dawei]] (Tavoy). Other important cities include [[Myeik, Myanmar|Myeik]] (Mergui) and [[Kawthaung]]. The division covers an area of {{Convert|43,344.9|km2}}, and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census.

==Names==
Tanintharyi has historically been known by a number of names, reflecting changes in administrative control throughout history, as the region changed hands from the [[Sultanate of Kelantan]], to the [[Hanthawaddy Kingdom|Hanthawaddy]], [[Ayutthaya Kingdom|Ayutthaya]] and [[Konbaung dynasty|Konbaung kingdoms]], and [[British rule in Burma|British Burma]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |last2=Cho Mar |first2=Ma Tin |last3=Trang |first3=Pham Huong |last4=Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics & Management International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam |date=2020-07-31 |title=Malay minorities in The Tenasserim coast |url=https://scholarhub.ui.ac.id/ajce/vol4/iss1/12/ |journal=ASEAN Journal of Community Engagement |volume=4 |issue=1 |doi=10.7454/ajce.v4i1.1069|s2cid=225075113 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The region is called '''''Tanah Sari''''' in Malay, '''''Tanao Si''''' ({{lang-th|ตะนาวศรี}}, [[Royal Thai General System of Transcription|RTGS:]] Tanao Si, {{IPA-th|tā.nāːw sǐː|pron}}) in Thai, {{my|ဏၚ်ကသဳ}} and {{my|တနၚ်သြဳ}} in Mon. In 1989 the division's [[English language|English]] name was officially changed from '''Tenassarim''' to Tanintharyi.

==History==

{{Historical populations
|footnote =
|source = 2014 Myanmar Census<ref name="census-2014"/>
|1973 | 719,441
|1983 | 917,247
|2014 | 1,408,401
}}
Tanintharyi Region historically included the entire Tanintharyi [[Salient (geography)|salient]]—today's Tanintharyi Region, Mon State and southern [[Kayin State]]. The northernmost region was part of the [[Thaton Kingdom]] before 1057, and the entire coastline became part of [[Anawrahta|King Anawrahta]]'s [[Pagan Empire]] after 1057. After the fall of Bagan in 1287, the area fell to the Siamese kingdom of [[Sukhothai Kingdom|Sukhothai]], and later its successor [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]]. The region's northernmost border was around the [[Salween|Thanlwin (Salween) river]] near today's [[Mawlamyine|Moulmein]].

The region reverted to Burmese rule in 1564 when King [[Bayinnaung]] of [[Toungoo Dynasty]] conquered all of Siam. Ayutthaya had regained independence by 1587, and reclaimed the southern half of Tanintharyi in 1593 and the entire peninsula in 1599.<ref name=dos>{{Cite journal | url=http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/limitsinseas/IBS063.pdf | title=International Boundary Study: Burma-Thailand Boundary | date=1966-02-01 | publisher=Bureau of Intelligence and Research, US Department of State | access-date=25 December 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331082313/http://www.law.fsu.edu/library/collection/LimitsinSeas/IBS063.pdf | archive-date=31 March 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1614, King [[Anaukpetlun]] recovered the northern half of the coast to [[Dawei]] but failed to capture the rest.<ref>{{Cite book| title=Southeast Asia: a historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor | url=https://archive.org/details/southeastasiahis00ooik | url-access=limited | author=Helen James | page=[https://archive.org/details/southeastasiahis00ooik/page/n326 302] | editor=Keat Gin Ooi | year=2004 | publisher=ABC-CLIO| isbn=9781576077702 }}</ref> Tenasserim south of Dawei (Tavoy) remained under Siamese control. [[Myeik, Burma|Myeik]] (Mergui) port was a principal centre of trade between the Siamese and Europeans.<ref name=geh-202>{{Cite book| author=GE Harvey | title=History of Burma | page=202 | year=1925 | publisher=Frank Cass & Co. Ltd. | location=London}}</ref>

For nearly seven decades, from the middle of the 18th century to the early 19th century, Burma and Siam were involved in [[Burmese–Siamese wars|multiple wars]] for control of the coastline. Taking advantage of the Burmese civil war of 1740–1757, the Siamese cautiously moved along the coast to the south of [[Mottama]] in 1751. The winner of the civil war, King [[Alaungpaya]] of [[Konbaung Dynasty]] [[Burmese–Siamese War (1759–1760)|recovered the coastline]] to Dawei from the Siamese in 1760. His son King [[Hsinbyushin]] [[Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767)|conquered the entire coastline]] in 1765.<ref name=geh-202/> In the following decades, both sides tried to extend the line of control to their advantage but they both failed. The Burmese used Tanintharyi as a forward base to launch several unsuccessful invasions of Siam ([[Burmese–Siamese War (1775–1776)|1775–1776]]; [[Burmese–Siamese War (1785–1786)|1785–1786]]; [[Burmese–Siamese War (1809–1812)|1809–1812)]]; the Siamese too were unsuccessful in their attempts to retake Tanintharyi ([[Burmese–Siamese War (1787)|1787]] and [[Burmese–Siamese War (1792)|1792]]).<ref name=app>{{Cite book| title=History of Burma|author=Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre|year=1967|pages=219–220|edition=2|publisher=Susil Gupta|location=London}}</ref> ''(On the northern front, Burma and Siam were also locked in a struggle for the control of [[Kengtung]] and [[Lan Na]].)''

Burma ceded the region south of [[Salween river]] to the [[British Empire|British]] after the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]] (1824–1826) under the [[Treaty of Yandabo]]. The British and the Siamese signed a boundary demarcation treaty on 20 June 1826, and another one in 1868.<ref name=dos/> Mawlamyine (Moulmein) became the first capital of British Burma. The British seized all of [[Lower Burma]] after the [[Second Anglo-Burmese War]] of 1852, and moved the capital to Rangoon. After 1852, the Tanintharyi Region consisted the entire southeastern part of Myanmar, including today's [[Mon State]], [[Kayin State]], and Taungoo District, in Bago Region. Mawlamyine was the capital of Tanintharyi.<ref name=md>{{Cite web| url=http://www.statoids.com/umm.html | title=Myanmar Divisions | access-date=2009-04-10 | publisher=Statoids}}</ref>

Upon independence from Britain in 1948, the northeastern districts of Tanintharyi were placed into the newly-created Karen State. In 1974, the northern part of remaining Tanintharyi was carved out to create Mon State.<ref name=md/> With Mawlamyine now inside Mon State, the capital of Tanintharyi Region was moved to Dawei.

==Administrative divisions==
[[File:Tanintharyi Region Districts Map.svg|thumb|3 districts of Tanintharyi]]
Tanintharyi Region comprises ten townships spread over four districts:
* [[Dawei District]]
* [[Kawthoung District]]
* [[Myeik District]]
* Bokepyin District

==Government==
{{see also|Taninthayi Region Government}}
===Executive===
{{expand section|date=July 2015}}

===Legislature===
{{see also|Taninthayi Region Hluttaw}}
{{expand section|date=July 2015}}

===Judiciary===
[[Taninthayi Region High Court]]{{expand section|date=July 2015}}

==Transport==
{{see also|Phu Nam Ron}}
A rail service runs from Rangoon twice every week. A [[deepwater port]] is planned in [[Dawei]], a project that includes a highway<ref name="BNI-20190712">{{cite news |title=Dawei Road could endanger forests and wildlife - Report |url=https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/dawei-road-could-endanger-forests-and-wildlife-report |access-date=3 August 2019 |agency=Burma News International |date=12 July 2019}}</ref> and a railway line between [[Bangkok]] and that harbour.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |title=Table A1-1-1a. Prospective projects in Mekong sub-region |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504180413/http://www.eria.org/publications/research_project_reports/images/pdf/y2009/no7-1/Appendix1.pdf |archive-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Singkhon Pass|Maw Daung]] pass international cross-border checkpoint into [[Thailand]] has been developed since 2014.<ref>[http://mapcarta.com/14649802 Maw-daung Pass Mapcarta]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/NewsEN/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5801120010007 |title=NNT - Prachuap Khiri Khan to upgrade Singkhon border crossing |access-date=3 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405040811/http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/NewsEN/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5801120010007 |archive-date=5 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Tanintharyi (2014)<ref name="TUR">{{cite book | url=https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B067GBtstE5TSl9FNElRRGtvMUk | title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C | publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR | author=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population MYANMAR | date=July 2016 | pages=12–15}}</ref>
|title =
|label1 = Buddhism
|value1 = 87.5
|color1 = Yellow
|label2 = Christianity
|value2 = 7.2
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = Islam
|value3 = 5.1
|color3 = Green
|label4 = Hindu
|value4 = 0.2
|color4 = Orange
}}According to the [[2014 Myanmar Census]], [[Buddhism|Buddhists]] make up 87.5% of Tanintharyi Region’s population, forming the largest religious community there.<ref name="TUR2">{{cite book|author=|url=https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/union_2-c_religion_en_0.pdf|title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census Census Report Volume 2-C|publisher=Department of Population Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population|date=July 2016|pages=12–15}}</ref> Minority religious communities include [[Christianity|Christians]] (7.2%), [[Islam|Muslims]] (5.1%), and [[Hinduism|Hindus]] (0.2%) who collectively comprise the remainder of Tanintharyi Region’s population.<ref name="TUR2"/> 0.1% of the population listed no religion, other religions, or were otherwise not enumerated.<ref name="TUR2"/>

According to the [[State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee]]’s 2016 statistics, 9095 Buddhist monks were registered in Tanintharyi Region, comprising 1.7% of Myanmar's total [[Sangha]] membership, which includes both novice [[samanera]] and fully-ordained bhikkhu.<ref name="mahana">{{Cite web|date=2016|title=The Account of Wazo Monks and Nuns in 1377 (2016 year)|url=http://www.mahana.org.mm/en/religious-affairs/the-account-of-wazo-monks-and-nuns-in-1377-2016-year/|access-date=2021-01-19|website=[[State Sangha Maha Nayaka Committee]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The majority of monks belong to the [[Thudhamma Nikaya]] (83.8%), followed by [[Shwegyin Nikaya]] (1.1%), with the remainder of monks belonging to other small [[Nikāya|monastic orders]].<ref name="mahana"/> 978 [[thilashin]] were registered in Tanintharyi Region, comprising 1.6% of Myanmar’s total thilashin community.<ref name="mahana" />
===Ethnic groups===
The region is home to ethnic Dawei, Karens, Mons, Burmese Thai, Myeik, [[Burmese Malays]], Bamar migrants and [[Moken]]s. The Dawei speak the [[Tavoyan dialect]], a variety of Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from standard Burmese.

==Economy==
[[File:The Myeik Archipelago 39.jpg|thumb|200x200px|A fishing boat in the [[Mergui Archipelago]]]]
Due to its proximity to the [[Indian Ocean]], seafood products, including dried fish, dried prawn, dried shrimp and [[ngapi]] (shrimp paste), are a major part of its economy, for both domestic consumption and export to Thailand. [[Edible bird's nest|Bird's nests]] are also gathered from offshore islands.[[File:The Myeik Archipelago 37.jpg|thumb|200x200px|Children play on an island in the [[Mergui Archipelago]]]]

The region is also home to several metal mines, including Heinda, Hamyingyi, Kanbauk, Yawa, Kyaukmetaung, Nanthida and Yadanabon. Pearls are also cultured at the Pearl Island.

In recent years, large-scale [[palm oil]] and [[Hevea brasiliensis|rubber tree]] plantations have been established in region.

=== Palm oil ===
Beginning in the 1970s, smaller-scale palm oil plantations were developed in the region.<ref name=":5">{{Cite journal |last1=Nomura |first1=Keiko |last2=Mitchard |first2=Edward T. A. |last3=Patenaude |first3=Genevieve |last4=Bastide |first4=Joan |last5=Oswald |first5=Patrick |last6=Nwe |first6=Thazin |date=2019-08-15 |title=Oil palm concessions in southern Myanmar consist mostly of unconverted forest |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=9 |issue=1 |pages=11931 |doi=10.1038/s41598-019-48443-3 |pmid=31417153 |pmc=6695397 |bibcode=2019NatSR...911931N |issn=2045-2322}}</ref> In 1999, the ruling military junta, the [[State Peace and Development Council]], initiated the large-scale development of such plantations in the region.<ref name=":5" /> As of 2019, the government has awarded over 401,814 ha of palm oil concessions in Tanintharyi have been awarded to 44 companies.<ref name=":5" /> 60% of the awarded concessions consist of forests and native vegetation, and some concessions overlap with national parks, including [[Tanintharyi]] and [[Lenya National Park]]s, which have seen deforestation and threaten conservation efforts for endemic species like the [[Indochinese tiger]].<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-13 |title=Myanmar risks losing forests to oil palm, but there's time to pivot |url=https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/myanmar-risks-losing-forests-to-oil-palm-but-theres-time-to-pivot/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Mongabay Environmental News |language=en-US}}</ref>

One major concession in the region, the Myanmar Stark Prestige Plantation, became the subject of an ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights investigation, after local NGOs published a report that documented labour and land rights violations that affected 19 Karen villages.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=December 2016 |title=Green Desert: Communities in Tanintharyi renounce the MSPP Oil Palm Concession |url=https://progressivevoicemyanmar.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Green-Book-English-Final-10-1-2017.pdf |website=Progressive Myanmar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2020 |title=HUMAN RIGHTS AND CROSS-BORDER INVESTMENTS IN ASEAN: The case of the Myanmar Stark Prestige Plantation |url=https://aseanmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FFM-Report.pdf |website=ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Oil palm plantation in South Myanmar conflict zone wreaks havoc on local communities and forests |url=https://www.earthsight.org.uk/news/idm/oil-plantation-south-myanmar-conflict-zone-wreaks-havoc-local-communities-forest |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Earth Sight |language=en}}</ref> The controversial plantation is jointly owned by Malaysia-based Prestige Platform and Stark Industries, owned by Mya Thidar Sway Tin, a Burmese businesswoman.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />

==Education==
{{See also|List of universities in Tanintharyi Division}}
Educational opportunities in Myanmar are extremely limited outside the main cities of [[Yangon]] and [[Mandalay]]. According to official statistics, less than 10% of primary school students in the division move onto high school.<ref name=cso-edu>{{Cite web | url=http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm | title=Education statistics by level and by State and Division | access-date=2009-04-09 | publisher=Myanmar Central Statistical Organization | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524012235/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s1701.htm | archive-date=24 May 2008}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="100"|AY 2002-2003
!width="100"|Primary
!width="100"|Middle
!width="100"|High
|-
| Schools
| 1011
| 59
| 30
|-
| Teachers
| 3000
| 1300
| 400
|-
| Students
| 170,000
| 54,000
| 14,000
|}
All of Tanintharyi's 7 universities and colleges are located in Dawei and Myeik. Until recently, [[Dawei University]] was the only four-year university in the Region.

==Health care==
The general state of [[health care in Myanmar]] is poor. The government spends anywhere from 0.5% to 3% of the country's GDP on health care, consistently ranking among the lowest in the world.<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=108&subsecID=900003&contentID=254167 | title=PPI: Almost Half of All World Health Spending is in the United States | date=2007-01-17 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205231908/http://www.ppionline.org/ppi_ci.cfm?knlgAreaID=108&subsecID=900003&contentID=254167 | archive-date=5 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/06/28_Burma.shtml | title=Burma junta faulted for rampant diseases | date=2007-06-28 | author=Yasmin Anwar | publisher=UC Berkeley News}}</ref> Although health care is nominally free, in reality, patients have to pay for medicine and treatment, even in public clinics and hospitals. Public hospitals lack many of the basic facilities and equipment. Moreover, the health care infrastructure outside of [[Yangon]] and [[Mandalay]] is extremely poor. In 2003, the entire Tanintharyi Region had fewer hospital beds than the [[Yangon General Hospital]]. The following is a summary of the public health care system.<ref name=cso-hosp>{{Cite web | url=http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm | title=Hospitals and Dispensaries by State and Division | access-date=2009-04-11 | publisher=Myanmar Central Statistical Organization | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430032618/http://www.etrademyanmar.com/STATS/s0413.htm | archive-date=30 April 2011}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!width="300"|2002–2003
!width="100"|# Hospitals
!width="100"|# Beds
|-
| Specialist hospitals
| 0
| 0
|-
| General hospitals with specialist services
| 2
| 400
|-
| General hospitals
| 10
| 346
|-
| Health clinics
| 14
| 224
|- class="sortbottom"
| '''Total'''
| '''26'''
| '''970'''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = {{flag|Tanintharyi Region}}
|North = {{flag|Mon State}}
|Northeast = [[Kanchanaburi Province]] and [[Ratchaburi Province]]s, {{flag|Thailand}}
|East = [[Phetchaburi Province]] and [[Prachuap Khiri Khan Province]]s, {{flag|Thailand}}
|Southeast = [[Chumphon Province]], {{flag|Thailand}}
|South = [[Ranong Province]], {{flag|Thailand}}
|Southwest =
|West = ''[[Andaman Sea]]''
|Northwest =
}}

{{Taninthayi Division}}
{{Administrative divisions of Myanmar}}

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[[Category:Malay Peninsula]]
[[Category:Andaman Sea]]

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