Yangon Region
Yangon Region
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး Rangoon Region | |
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| Yangon Region | |
| Nickname: YGN | |
| Coordinates: 17°0′N 96°10′E / 17.000°N 96.167°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Lower Myanmar |
| Financial 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 (Aukchin Taung) | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
| Population (2019 Census) | |
• 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 (2019) | 99.98% |
| HDI (2022) | 0.802 Very high · 1st |
| Website | yangon |
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. 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).