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Naypyidaw, officially romanized as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), [a] [b] is the capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory . [ 1 ] It is unusual among Myanmar's cities in that it is an entirely planned city outside of any state or region .
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.
Naypyidaw International Airport officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (IATA: NYT, ICAO: VYNT), (Burmese: နေပြည်တော် အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာ လေဆိပ်; previously known as Ela Airport), is located 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar. Before the foundation of ...
Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from a key city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it ...
The Naypyidaw Development Committee (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်စည်ပင်သာယာရေးကော်မတီ; abbreviated NPTDC) is the administrative body of Naypyidaw, the administrative capital of Myanmar (Burma). NPTDC is separate from the Naypyidaw Council. [1]
This handout photo provided by the Arakan Army shows the aftermath of an airstrike by Myanmar's army in Kyauk Ni Maw village, in Ramree township, in Rakhine state, Myanmar, on January 8, 2025.
[1] [2] Nay Pyi Taw became the second city in Myanmar to host the Southeast Asian Games. The games were opened and closed by Nyan Tun, the Vice-president of Myanmar at the Wunna Theikdi Stadium. The final medal tally was led by Thailand, followed by host Myanmar and Vietnam. Several Games and national records were broken during the games.
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 ]