Sagaing Region (, , formerly
Sagaing Division) is an
administrative region of
Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is bordered by
India’s
Nagaland,
Manipur, and
Arunachal Pradesh States to the north,
Kachin State,
Shan State, and
Mandalay Region to the east, Mandalay Region and
Magway Region to the south, with the
Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary, and
Chin State and India to the west. The region has an area of 93,527 km². In 1996, it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000. The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population was 5,360,000. The capital is
Monywa.