Yangon region | |
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State | Burma |
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Capital | Yangon |
Surface | 10,170 km² |
Inhabitants | 5.560.000 (estimate 2000) |
Yangon region is an administrative division of the Burma.
To know
The Yangon region and division is the most industrially developed area of the country, as it is the city of Yangon, former capital (called Rangoon) and still the economic heart of the Burma and, thanks to the international airport, the main entry point for foreign visitors.
Geographical notes
It borders the Bago region to the north and east and with the Ayeyarwady region West. It faces south on the Gulf of Mottama. The Yangon division is located at the North latitude of 16 ° 20 'and between the longitude 95 ° 45' and 96 ° 46 '. It is located at the southern outlet of the central plains near the east of the immense delta of the Ayeyarwady River. The Coco archipelago is part of the administrative division.
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Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Yangon region
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