- Old and New Place Names
- The following is a guide to geographical place names in Burma (Myanmar) and their alteration, as issued by the State Law and Order Restoration Council in the June 1989 Adaptation of Expressions Law:Old = NewBurma = MyanmarUnion of Burma = Union of MyanmarAkyab (Sittwe) = SittwayArakan State = Rakhine StateArakan Yoma = Rakhine YomaAva = InwaBassein = PatheinBassein River = Pathein RiverChindwin River = Chindwinn RiverIrrawaddy Delta = Ayeyarwady DeltaIrrawaddy Division = Ayeyarwady DivisionIrrawaddy River = Ayeyarwady RiverKaren State = Kayin StateKeng Tung (Kengtung) = KyaingtongKyaukpyu = KyaukphyuMagwe = MagwayMagwe Division = Magway DivisionMaymyo Pyin = U LwinMergui = Myeik, BeikMergui Archipelago = Myeik (Beik) ArchipelagoMoulmein = MawlamyinePa-an = Hpa-anPagan = BaganPegu = BagoPegu Division = Bago DivisionPegu River = Bago RiverPegu Yoma = Bago YomaProme = PyayRangoon = YangonRangoon Division = Yangon DivisionRangoon River = Yangon RiverSalween River = Thanlwin RiverSandoway = ThandweSittang River = Sittoung RiverSyriam = ThanlyinTavoy = DaweiTenasserim Division = Tanintharyi DivisionToungoo = TaungooYenangyaung = Yaynangyoung
Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Donald M. Seekins . 2014.