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The following is a list of cities and largest towns in Myanmar with populations above 5,000, according to UNFPA Myanmar. [1] The capitals of states and regions in Myanmar are bolded. In Myanmar, the definition of a city is ambiguous with the Burmese term မြို့ ('myo') being translated as any urban area
Mandalay (/ ˌ m æ n d ə ˈ l eɪ / or / ˈ m æ n d əl eɪ /; Burmese: မန္တလေး; MLCTS: manta.le:) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon.Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 miles; road distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).
This list features the most populous cities in ASEAN. Population figures were taken from within the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources. Myanmar data is the least reliable and subject to revision.
Yangon, [a] formerly romanized as Rangoon, [4] [5] is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar.Yangon was the capital 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. [6]
The ancient cemetery is located south of Nyaung-gan village in central Myanmar, 120 km northwest of Mandalay, [1] the country's 2nd largest city. Located in the Chindwin valley, the cemetery is located close to the rim of a volcano near the modern town of Monywa. [2]
Kyaw San or Kyaw Hsan (Burmese: ကျော်ဆန်း) is a Burmese politician and the current mayor of Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. He became mayor after Ye Lwin. He is also the minister for Ministry of Municipal of Mandalay Region Government under Maung Ko.
It is the second largest of Myanmar's seven divisions, with an area of 44,820 km 2 (17,306 square miles). Pa Del Dam (ပဒဲဆည်) is one of the dams in Aunglan Township, Magway Division. The capital and second largest city of the Magway Division is Magway. The largest city is Pakokku.
The capital city was changed to Magway from Yenangyaung. After Rangoon, Yenangyaung was the second largest and developing city of Lower Burma until 1980. The city was more prominent than Upper Burma's largest city, Mandalay. Nowadays, the city is less developed and considered a small city in Myanmar, Magway District.