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
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး | |
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| Yangon Region | |
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| Nickname: YGN | |
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| Coordinates: 17°0′N 96°10′E / 17.000°N 96.167°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Lower Myanmar |
| Capital | Yangon |
| Government | |
| • Chief Minister | Hla Soe |
| • Cabinet | Yangon Region Government |
| • Legislature | Yangon Region Hluttaw |
| • Judiciary | Yangon Region High Court |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,276.7 km2 (3,967.9 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| Highest elevation | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,360,703 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Yangonite |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnicities | Bamar, Kayin, Rakhine, Chinese, Indians, Mon |
| • Religions | Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam |
| Time zone | UTC+6:30 (MST) |
| ‘Area code(s)' | 01 |
| ISO 3166 code | MM |
| Literacy rate (2014) | 96.6%[2] |
| HDI (2017) | 0.641[3] medium · 1st |
| Website | yangon |
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]
- ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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