Yangon

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Yangon

Total population

5,160,512

Coordinates16.80°, 96.16°

Demographic figures from Central Statistical Organization (Myanmar). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Yangon, sometimes romanised in English as Rangoon, is the capital city of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar in terms of population. Yangon was the capital city of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.