Swamps and Hills of South Myanmar: Homeland of the Mon
In Myanmar the majority of the Mon people live in the southern part of the country. There are 8 million Mon in Myanmar and 114,500 in Thailand. There are about 800,000 people who claim Mon ancestry and retain their culture and language but the majority are absorbed into Myanmar language and society.
The Mon land covers three regions in Myanmar stretching over lower Myanmar namely Tenasserim, Pegu and Irrawaddy. The Mon State borders Thailand to the east and Andaman Sea to the west including many small islands along the coast. The Mon state is mountainous in some areas but most of the Mon people live in the flat lands or next to the Andaman Sea.
(Source: history extra)
