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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]
Postal codes in Myanmar are five digit numbers. The first two digits of the postal code denote the States, Regions, and Union Territories . Listed below are the first 2 digits of the codes assigned to each state and region.
Dagon Township (Burmese: ဒဂုံ မြို့နယ် [dəɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located immediately north of downtown Yangon.The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with Bahan Township in the north, Ahlon Township in the west, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, and Lanmadaw Township, Latha Township and Pabedan Township in the south.
Yangon Region is the most developed region in the country. According to the government's official statistics for FY 2010–2011, the size of the economy of Yangon Region was 8.93 trillion kyat, or 23% of the national GDP. [17] Greater Yangon is Lower Myanmar's main trading hub for all kinds of merchandise – from basic food stuffs to used cars.
Yangon Region was divided into 4 districts, which overlap with the city's jurisdiction, [2] this changed in 2022, now the region has 14 districts. The current mayor of Yangon is U Bo Htay , [3] [4] an economist and a retired professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics. Each township is administered by a committee of township leaders, who ...
Mingaladon Township (Burmese: မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် [mɪ̀ɰ̃ɡəlàdòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀] Mon: ဍုၚ်ဒြဲာမ္ၚဵု) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar.
Mayangon Township (Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ် [məjáɰ̃ɡóʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]; is located in the northern part of Yangon.The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein Township and Mingaladon Township in the north, North Dagon Township, North Okkalapa Township, South Okkalapa Township and Yankin Township in the east, the Hlaing river ...
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. The General Administration Department only explicitly defines the three cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyidaw. [2] An enlargeable map of Myanmar.