Bago, Myanmar Bago, Myanmar Bago (formerly spelt Pegu; , ; , ), formerly known as Hanthawaddy (; ; ; meaning "She Who Has Swans"), is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar. It is located north-east of Yangon. Various Mon language chronicles report widely divergent foundation dates of Bago, ranging from 573 CE to 1152 CE while the "Zabu Kuncha", an early 15th century Burmese administrative treatise, states that Pegu was founded in 1276/77 CE. The earliest extant evidence of Pegu as a place dates only to the late Pagan period (1212 and 1266) when it was still
Bago, Negros Occidental his wife, Janet e.Torres run as candidate for mayor and won. Mayor Janet served Bago City as city mayor for three consecutive terms. Presently, the City of Bago is under the leadership of Mayor Nicholas Yulo. On July 27, 2018 the city of Bago was awarded at Gawad Kalasag 2018 City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management as 1st Placer under Independent Component City Category. Bago City has a total land area of 38,941 hectares, 3,651 ha. of which belongs to Mt. Kanla-on Natural Park. It is composed of 24 barangays, 16 of which are rural and 8 are urban. Based