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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yangon_RegionYangon Region - Wikipedia

    Yangon Region (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး; MLCTS: rankun tuing desa. kri:, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar.

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      Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃.ɡòʊɰ̃]), formerly...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › YangonYangon - Wikipedia

    Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; pronounced [jàɰ̃.ɡòʊɰ̃]), formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital ...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Yangon_Region_GovernmentYangon Region Government - Wikipedia

    References. Yangon Region Government is known as Yangon Region Caretaker Government. Current Chief Minister is Hla Soe . Hla Soe's Yangon Region Administration Council (1 February 2021 – 1 August 2021 )

  4. www.britannica.com › place › YangonYangon | Map, Myanmar, History, & Facts | Britannica

    May 17, 2024 · Yangon is located in the southern part of the country on the east bank of the Yangon, or Hlaing, River (eastern mouth of the Irrawaddy River), 25 miles (40 km) north of the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea. Yangon is the largest city in Myanmar and the industrial and commercial centre of the country.

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  5. en.wikivoyage.org › wiki › YangonYangon – Travel guide at Wikivoyage

    Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်), formerly known in English as Rangoon, was the capital of Myanmar until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005. Western governments and Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD still use the old English name as a sign of non-recognition of the military government that changed the name.

  6. placesjournal.org › article › history-of-the-presentYangon: History of the Present - Places Journal

    Yangon may yet develop smarter than its peer cities in the region, but this transition period will almost certainly go down as an era of lost opportunities. A more benevolent dictatorship could take advantage of the transition by imposing smart growth policies that are easier for authoritarian governments to enact than for democracies.

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  8. www.myanmar.gov.mm › en › -Yangon - Yangon - Myanmar National Portal

    Destination: Yangon in Yangon Region. Destination Climate: Mild – generally warm and temperate. Region Borders: Bago Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Kayin State & Mon State. Region Size: 10,170 sq km / 3,927 sq miles. Region Capital: Yangon. Region Population: 7.3 million (2014) Destination Lineage: Myanmar, Chinese, Indian & Engalo