Dawei (, ; , ; , RTGS: Thawai, ; formerly known as Tavoy), is a city in southeastern 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.