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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.
The Provisional results of the 2014 census show that the total population of Myanmar is 51,419,420—a population well below the official estimates of more than 60 million. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This total population includes 50,213,067 persons counted during the census and an estimated 1,206,353 persons in parts of northern Rakhine State , Kachin State ...
The 2014 Myanmar Census reported that Naypyidaw Union Territory had a population of 1,160,242. [5] The population density was 164.4 people per km 2. [5] The census reported that the median age was 26.8 years, and 95 males per 100 females. [5] There were 262,253 households; the mean household size was 4.1. [5]
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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).
Most cities in Myanmar are contained within one township like Pathein. In some cases, the rural portions of the township may be administered semi-independently as sub-townships. [9] In larger cities, like Mandalay, the municipality may be functionally administered at a district level with townships acting de facto as subdivisions of a city. [10]
The provisional results of the 2014 Myanmar Census showed that the total population was 51,419,420. [309] This figure includes an estimated 1,206,353 persons in parts of northern Rakhine State, Kachin State and Kayin State who were not counted. [310] People who were out of the country at the time of the census are not included in these figures.
The first nationwide census was taken in 1638, and it was followed by two other nationwide censuses in 1784 and 1803. [4] The first modern census was taken in 1891 in the British colonial period. It was carried out in 10-year intervals until 1941. [5] In the post-independence area, the census has been conducted 3 times, in 1973, 1983, and 2014.