Bago Region sibling "hintha" (mythical ducks), due to historic Mon influences in the area. Bago Region is served by Pyay Airport. The total population of Bago Region is 4,863,455 according to 2014 Burma Census with Bamar, Karen, Mon, Chin, Rakhine, Shan, South Asians, Chinese, and Pa-O ethnic groups represented. The majority of the people are Buddhists. Burmese language is the lingua franca. The division's economy is strongly dependent on the timber trade. Taungoo, in the northern end of the Bago Region, is bordered by mountain ranges, home to teak and other hardwoods. Another natural resource is petroleum. The major crop is rice,
2014 Myanmar Census and Mandalay Region (12.0%). The least populated States/Regions were Naypyidaw Union Territory (2.3%), Chin State (0.9%) and Kayah State (0.6%). Overall, there were 93 males for every 100 females in the country. Only in Kachin State were there more males than females; in Kayah and Shan State the numbers of males and females were almost equal. The rest of the States/Regions had more females than males. There were 14,864,119 persons living in Wards (urban areas) throughout the country. This represented 29.6% of the total population. Yangon Region had the highest urban proportion (70.1%), followed by Kachin State (36.0%). Magway Region