Tanintharyi is the country’s most southern Region, running down the eastern border of Thailand, and is bordered by Mon state to the north, and the Andaman Sea to the west. The state covers 43,343 km² administratively divided into 10 townships. Tanintharyi’s population is estimated to be 1.36 million (2011 HMIS data), with a density of 32 people per square kilometre. 25% of the population live in urban areas, and the remaining 75% in rural areas. Tanintharyi is also home to one of the country’s three Special Economic Zones, in the coastal Dawei township.