Magway Region is one of Myanmar’s central Regions, sharing borders with Chin and Rakhine to the west, Bago to the south, Mandalay and Naypyitaw to the east, and Sagaing to the north. Magway covers 44,819km², and consists of 25 townships and the capital city is Magway. It is among the more populated regions in the country (6^th most populated), with an estimated population of 4.09 million (2011 HMIS data), or 91 people per square kilometre. 15% of the population live in urban areas, and the remaining 85% in rural areas.