What is "dawei"

Dawei (, ; , ; , RTGS: Thawai, ; formerly known as Tavoy), is a city in south-eastern Myanmar and capital of Tanintharyi Region, formerly Tenasserim Division, about south of Yangon on the north bank of the Dawei River. Population (2004 estimate), 139,900. It is at 14.09°N 98.20°E. Dawei is a port at the head of the Dawei River estuary, . from the Andaman Sea. As a result, the city is prone to flooding during the monsoon season. "Dawei" is also the name of one of Myanmar's 135 ethnic minorities.

Dawei (Tavoy) is a city in Myanmar. Associated locations and concepts include:

• Dawei Township, the political division containing the city
• Dawei District, the political division containing the township
• Dawei Airport, the airport serving the city of Dawei
• Dawei River, the river passing through the city of Dawei
• Dawei people, the native inhabitants of this region
• Tavoyan language, either a dialect of Burmese or a separate language of the same language family.

Dawei may also be the transcription of various Chinese given names; people with the given name Dawei include:

• Li Dawei, Chinese author
• Tong Dawei, Chinese actor
• Wu Dawei, Vice Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China

Dawei may also refer to:

• Afrocarpus dawei, an evergreen coniferous tree native to the East African highlands