Back Divisi Yangon ACE منطقة يانغون Arabic ইয়াংগুন অঞ্চল Assamese ရန်ႏတကွုန်ႏတွိုင်ꩻဒေႏသတန် BLK ইয়াঙ্গুন অঞ্চল Bengali/Bangla Divisió de Yangon Catalan Yangon Region CEB Yangon-Region German Región de Rangún Spanish Yangoni piirkond Estonian

Yangon Region

Yangon Region
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး
Rangoon Region
Region
Yangon Region
Flag of Yangon Region
Flag
Official seal of Yangon Region
Seal
Nickname: 
YGN
Location of Yangon Region
Location of Yangon Region
Coordinates: 17°0′N 96°10′E / 17.000°N 96.167°E / 17.000; 96.167
Country Myanmar
RegionLower Myanmar
CapitalYangon
Government
 • Chief MinisterHla Soe
 • CabinetYangon Region Government
 • LegislatureYangon Region Hluttaw
 • JudiciaryYangon Region High Court
Area
 • Total10,276.7 km2 (3,967.9 sq mi)
 • Rank14th
Highest elevation
(Aukchin Taung)
484 m (1,588 ft)
Population
 (2014 Census)[1]
 • Total7,360,703
 • Rank1st
 • Density720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
DemonymYangonite
Demographics
 • EthnicitiesBamar, Kayin, Rakhine, Chinese, Indians, Mon
 • ReligionsBuddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MST)
‘Area code(s)'01
ISO 3166 codeMM
Literacy rate (2014)96.6%[2]
HDI (2017)0.641[3]
medium · 1st
Websiteyangon.gov.mm

Yangon Region[4] (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး; MLCTS: rankun tuing desa. kri:, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí]; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in central Myanmar, the region is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and Ayeyarwady Region to the west. Yangon Region is dominated by its capital city of Yangon, the former national capital and the largest city in the country. Other important cities are Thanlyin and Twante. The division is the most developed region of the country and the main international gateway. The division measures 10,170 km2 (3,930 sq mi).[5]

  1. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
  2. ^ The Union Report: Census Report Volume 2. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Nay Pyi Taw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. 2015. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference md was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Yangon Division". Bookrags.com. Retrieved 2008-12-25.

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