Yangon | city, former national capital

Myanmar / Rangun / Rangoon /
 city, former national capital
Yangon (Burmese: ရန္‌ကုန္‌မ္ရုိ့, population 5,000,000 (nearly) (2007 census), formerly Rangoon, is the largest city and former capital of Myanmar (previously known as Burma, prior to 1989). The city is located at the convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers about 19 miles (30 km) away from the Gulf of Martaban. At 16°48' North, 96°09' East (16.8, 96.15), its standard time zone is UTC/GMT +6:30 hours. In November 2005, the military junta began relocating the capital to Naypyidaw, Mandalay Division which was officially named as the new capital on 26 March 2006.[1]
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon
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Coordinates:   16°54'44"N   96°10'54"E

Comments

  • Hi i am also from myanmar
  • myitkyina
  • Yangon is a historical city, I wrote something in Bengalese রেঙ্গুনের বর্মার শাড়ি আঁরে ন পিন্দাই ও রে শাম রেঙ্গুন ন যাইও রে
  • warmly welcome from myanmar ! come and visit in myanmar ! you will be happinest and enjoy with our culture .
  • I live in Yangon.