City Details: Yangon
A few alternate names for Yangon are: Dagon, Gian'nkon, Jangon, Jangon khot, Jangona, Jangono, Jangun, Jangún, Ngiong-kong, Ngióng-kông
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, 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. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre.
General Information
- Official Name: Myanmar
- Common Name: Myanmar
- Population: 4477638
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 16.80528, 96.15611
- Country Code: MMR
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Yangon
- 1. Yangon International Airport (RGN), distance from city center: 11.60 km
- 2. Pathein Airport (BSX), distance from city center: 146.49 km
- 3. Hpa-N Airport (PAA), distance from city center: 161.90 km
Location of Yangon
Country Details
- Country: Myanmar
- Official Name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar
- Capital: Naypyidaw
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: South-Eastern Asia
- Population: 54,409,794
- Area: 676,578 km²
- Languages: Burmese
- Currency: Burmese kyat (Ks)
- Timezones: UTC+06:30
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Bangladesh
- China
- India
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Thailand
Museums in Yangon, Myanmar
ဗိုလ်ချုပ်အောင်ဆန်း ပြတိုက် Bogyoke Aung San Museum
25 Bo Gyoke Museum Lane, Yangon City, 11201, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.8038° N, 96.1634° E
Hours: 09:30-16:30 • Mo off
AAPP office and Museum
No.41 Thiri Zayar St., Yangon City, 11071, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.8307° N, 96.1909° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-17:00
Drug Eliminating Museum
Kyuntaw Road, Yangon City, 11041, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.8157° N, 96.1314° E
Hours: Tu-Su 09:00-16:00
ရန်ကုန်အမျိုးသားပြတိုက်
66-74 Pyay Road, Yangon City, 11191, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7887° N, 96.1423° E
U Thant House
31 Upper Windermere Road, Yangon City, 22222, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.8098° N, 96.1407° E
Hours: Fr-Su 10:00-17:00
Agricultural Museum
Bahan Road, Yangon City, 11222, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7985° N, 96.1597° E
Natural History Museum
Bo Min Gaung Street, Yangon City, 11222, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7897° N, 96.1611° E
မဟာဗုဒ္ဓဝင်ပြခန်း
Western stairway and escalator, Yangon City, 11191, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7988° N, 96.1483° E
Trish gallery
Min Kyaung St, Yangon City, 11141, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7864° N, 96.1515° E
Myanmar Amber Museum
37th Street, Yangon City, 11183, Myanmar
Coordinates: 16.7748° N, 96.1622° E