# Pegu Range

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Mountain range in Myanmar

Pegu Range ပဲခူးရိုးမ Mount Popa Highest point Peak Mount Popa Elevation 1,518 m (4,980 ft) Coordinates 20°55′27″N 95°15′02″E / 20.92417°N 95.25056°E / 20.92417; 95.25056 Dimensions Length 475 km (295 mi) N/S Width 60 km (37 mi) E/W Geography Pegu Range Location in Myanmar Country Burma Range coordinates 20°55.3′N 95°14.9′E / 20.9217°N 95.2483°E / 20.9217; 95.2483

The **Pegu Range** ([Burmese](/source/Burmese_language): ပဲခူးရိုးမ; **Pegu Yoma** or **Bago Yoma**) is a range of low mountains or hills[1] and uplands[2] between the [Irrawaddy](/source/Irrawaddy_River) and the [Sittaung River](/source/Sittaung_River) in central [Burma (Myanmar)](/source/Burma). The range runs from [Mount Popa](/source/Mount_Popa) in the north to [Singuttara Hill](/source/Singuttara_Hill) (Theingottara Hill) in the south. Both the [Pegu River](/source/Pegu_River) and the Sittaung River originate in the Pegu Range.

## High points

Among the notable peaks or hilltops are 1,518 metres (4,980 ft) high [Mount Popa](/source/Mount_Popa), a [stratovolcano](/source/Stratovolcano),[3] Sinnamaung Taung 2,693 feet (820 m), [Shwenape Taung](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shwenape_Taung&action=edit&redlink=1) 2,631feet (802 m), TALAN Taung 2,050 feet (625 m), Binhontaung 2,003 feet (611 m),[4] Kodittaung 1,885 feet (575 m),[4] Phoe-Oo Taung [3] and Singguttara Hill (Theingottara Hill).[3]

## Geology

The Pegu Range consists of folded and faulted [Paleogene](/source/Paleogene) [marine sediments](/source/Marine_sediments) combined with more recent [volcanics](/source/Volcanic).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## History

The [Shwedagon Pagoda](/source/Shwedagon_Pagoda) was built sometime before 1000 A.D. on [Singuttara Hill](/source/Singuttara_Hill).

The Pegu Range was the original site of the 1930–1931 [Saya San](/source/Saya_San) uprising against the [British](/source/British_rule_in_Burma). Saya San raised the flag of independence on Alantaung Hill near [Tharrawaddy](/source/Tharrawaddy%2C_Burma).[5]

Later the Pegu Range became a center for the [Communist Party of Burma](/source/Communist_Party_of_Burma).[6]

## Ecology

See also: [Teak in Myanmar](/source/Teak_in_Myanmar)

The northern end of the Pegu merges into the Burmese [Dry Zone](/source/Dry_Zone_(Myanmar))*,* while in the south there is over 80 inches (2,000 mm) of rainfall a year.[7] The hills of the Pegu Range were originally heavily forested with [teak](/source/Teak) and other commercially exploitable hardwoods.[1][7] The southern forests were "ironwood forests", while the central and northern forests were teak.[8] Extensive logging has caused the present [deforestation](/source/Deforestation) and increased erosion in the area.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In 2016, the National League for Democracy government imposed a one-year moratorium on logging throughout the country, and was extended to a decade for the Pegu Range due to the extent of deforestation there.[9]

In the aftermath of the [2021 Myanmar coup d'état](/source/2021_Myanmar_coup_d'%C3%A9tat), illegal logging of [teak](/source/Teak) and deforestation of the mountain's forests has intensified, involving both the [military junta](/source/State_Administration_Council) and the resistance [People's Defence Force](/source/People's_Defence_Force_(Myanmar)).[9]

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Seekins-357_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Seekins-357_1-1) Seekins, Donald M. (2006) *Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)* Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, [page 357](https://books.google.com/books?id=zY5F88wiDYYC&pg=PA357), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8108-5476-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8108-5476-7)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Seekins, Donald M. (2006) *Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)* Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, [page 191](https://books.google.com/books?id=zY5F88wiDYYC&pg=PA191), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8108-5476-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8108-5476-7)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Moore-44_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Moore-44_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Moore-44_3-2) Moore, Elizabeth H. (2007) *Early landscapes of Myanmar* River Books, Bangkok, page 44, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [974-9863-31-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/974-9863-31-3)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Thayetmyo,_Burma,_NE_46-4_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Thayetmyo,_Burma,_NE_46-4_4-1) topographic map, 1:250,000 [Thayetmyo, Burma, NE 46-4](http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/burma/txu-oclc-6924198-ne46-4.jpg), Series U542, United States Army Map Service, October 1959

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Ghosh, Parimal (2000) *Brave men of the hills: resistance and rebellion in Burma, 1825–1932* University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, [page 174](https://books.google.com/books?id=RrWc4e0bBVAC&pg=PA174), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8248-2207-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8248-2207-2)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Seekins, Donald M. (2006) *Historical dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)* Scarecrow Press, Lanham, Maryland, [page 151](https://books.google.com/books?id=zY5F88wiDYYC&pg=PA151), [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8108-5476-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8108-5476-7)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Stamp-105_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Stamp-105_7-1) Stamp, L. Dudley (1930) "Burma: An Undeveloped Monsoon Country" *Geographical Review* 20(1): pp.86-109, page 105

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** de Terra, Hellmut (1944) "Component Geographic Factors of the Natural Regions of Burma" *Annals of the Association of American Geographers* 34(2): pp. 67-96, page 82

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_9-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_9-1) Frontier (2025-05-09). ["Logged out: Conflict drives deforestation in Bago mountains"](https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/logged-out-conflict-drives-deforestation-in-bago-mountains/). *Frontier Myanmar*. Retrieved 2025-05-14.

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