List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar
List of cities by population
Table:
Rank

City

State/Region

2014 Census

1993 Estimate

Change

1

Yangon

Yangon Region

5,160,512

3,361,741

+53.51%

2

Mandalay

Mandalay Region

1,319,452

885,287

+49.04%

3

Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw Union Territory

375,189

375,189

0.00%

4

Taunggyi

Shan State

264,804

131,483

+101.40%

5

Mawlamyine

Mon State

253,734

307,615

−17.52%

6

Bago

Bago Region

254,424

190,930

+33.26%

7

Myitkyina

Kachin State

243,031

71,320

+240.76%

8

Monywa

Sagaing Region

207,489

138,576

+49.73%

9

Pathein

Ayeyarwady Region

169,773

183,903

−7.68%

10

Pyay

Bago Region

134,861

105,698

+27.59%

11

Myeik

Tanintharyi Region

115,141

122,670

−6.14%

12

Meiktila

Mandalay Region

111,522

129,674

−14.00%

13

Pakokku

Magway Region

110,842

94,783

+16.94%

14

Taungoo

Bago Region

108,589

83,538

+29.99%

15

Sittwe

Rakhine State

100,748

137,608

−26.79%

16

Magway

Magway Region

90,038

72,388

+24.38%

17

Myingyan

Mandalay Region

87,708

103,555

−15.30%

18

Thanlyin

Yangon Region

86,065

56,654

+51.91%

19

Hinthada

Ayeyarwady Region

83,762

104,660

−19.97%

20

Sagaing

Sagaing Region

81,432

59,937

+35.86%

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Yangon ( pronunciation [ jàɰ̃ɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰ ] , lit . 'End of Strife ' ) , formerly known as Rangoon , is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar ( also known as Burma ) . Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006 , when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built city of Naypyidaw [ nèpjìdɔ̀ ] in central Myanmar . With over 7 million people , Yangon is Myanmar 's most populous city and its most important commercial centre . Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia , and has a unique colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact . The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda , which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old . The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda - Myanmar 's most sacred Buddhist pagoda . The mausoleum of the last Mughal Emperor is located in Yangon , where he had been exiled following the Indian Mutiny of 1857 . Yangon suffers from deeply inadequate infrastructure , especially compared to other major cities in Southeast Asia . Though many historic residential and commercial buildings have been renovated throughout central Yangon , most satellite towns that ring the city continue to be profoundly impoverished and lack basic infrastructure .
Yangon Region is an administrative region of Myanmar . Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar , the division 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 ) .
Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar , after Yangon . Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River , 716 km ( 445 mi ) north of Yangon , the city has a population of 1,225,553 ( 2014 census ) . Mandalay was founded in 1857 by King Mindon , replacing Amarapura as the new royal capital of the Konbaung dynasty . It was Burma 's final royal capital before the kingdom 's annexation by the British Empire in 1885 . Under British rule , Mandalay remained commercially and culturally important despite the rise of Yangon , the new capital of British Burma . The city suffered extensive destruction during the Japanese conquest of Burma in the Second World War . In 1948 , Mandalay became part of the newly independent Union of Burma . Today , Mandalay is the economic centre of Upper Myanmar and considered the centre of Burmese culture . A continuing influx of Chinese immigrants , mostly from Yunnan , in the past 20 years , has reshaped the city 's ethnic makeup and increased commerce with China . Despite Naypyidaw 's recent rise , Mandalay remains Upper Burma 's main commercial , educational and health center .
Mandalay Region ( Burmese : မန္တလေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , pronounced [ máɰ̃dəlé táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí ] , formerly Mandalay Division ) is an administrative division of Myanmar . It is located in the center of the country , bordering Sagaing Region and Magway Region to the west , Shan State to the east , and Bago Region and Kayin State to the south . The regional capital is Mandalay . To the south of the region lies the national capital of Nay Pyi Taw . The division consists of seven districts , which are subdivided into 30 townships and 2,320 wards and village-tracts . Mandalay Region is important in Myanmar 's economy , accounting for 15% of the national economy . It is under the administration of the Mandalay Region Government .
Naypyidaw , officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw , is the capital city of Myanmar . The city is located at the center of the Naypyidaw Union Territory . It is unusual among Myanmar 's cities , being an entirely planned city outside of any state or region , similar to Canberra in Australia , Brasília in Brazil , Washington , D.C. in the United States , Islamabad in Pakistan or Abuja in Nigeria . The city officially replaced Yangon as the administrative capital of Myanmar in 2006 . As the seat of the government of Myanmar , Naypyidaw is the site of the Union Parliament , the Supreme Court , the Presidential Palace , the official residences of the Cabinet of Myanmar and the headquarters of government ministries and military . Naypyidaw is notable for its unusual combination of large size and very low population density . The city hosted the 24th and 25th ASEAN Summit , the 3rd BIMSTEC Summit , the Ninth East Asia Summit , and the 2013 Southeast Asian Games .
Naypyidaw Union Territory ( Burmese : နေပြည်တော် ပြည်တောင်စုနယ်မြေ ; also spelled Nay Pyi Taw ) is an administrative division in central Myanmar ( Burma ) . It contains Naypyidaw , the capital city of Myanmar .
Taunggyi is the capital and largest city of Shan State , Myanmar ( Burma ) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of 4,712 feet , just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region . Taunggyi is the fifth largest city of Myanmar , and has an estimated population of 380,665 as of 2014.The city is famous for its hot air balloon festival held annually on the full moon day of Tazaungmon .
Shan State ( Shan : မိူင်းတႆး ; Burmese : ရှမ်းပြည်နယ် , pronounced [ ʃáɰ̃ pjìnɛ̀ ] ) is a state of Myanmar . Shan State borders China to the north , Laos to the east , and Thailand to the south , and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west . Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area , Shan State covers 155,800 km2 , almost a quarter of the total area of Burma . The state gets its name from Burmese name for the Tai people : Shan people . The Shan constitute the majority among several ethnic groups that inhabit the area . Shan is largely rural , with only three cities of significant size : Lashio , Kengtung , and the capital , Taunggyi . Taunggyi is 150.7 km northeast of the nation 's capital Naypyitaw . Shan State , with many ethnic groups , is home to several armed ethnic armies . While the military government has signed ceasefire agreements with most groups , vast areas of the state , especially those east of the Salween River , remain outside the central government 's control , and in recent years have come under heavy ethnic-Han-Chinese economic and political influence . Other areas are under the control of military groups such as the Shan State Army .
Mawlamyine , formerly Moulmein , is the fourth largest city of Myanmar ( Burma ) , 300 km south east of Yangon and 70 km south of Thaton , at the mouth of Thanlwin ( Salween ) River . The city is the capital and largest city of Mon State and the main trading center and seaport in south eastern Myanmar .
Mon State ( Burmese : မွန်ပြည်နယ် , pronounced [ mʊ̀ɴ pjìnɛ̀ ] ; Mon : တွဵုရးဍုၚ်မန်၊ ရာမညဒေသ ) is an administrative division of Myanmar . It lies between Kayin State to the east , the Andaman Sea to the west , Bago Region to the north and Tanintharyi Region to the south , also having a short border with Thailand 's Kanchanaburi Province at its south-eastern tip . The land area is 12,155 km2 . The Dawna Range , running along the eastern side of the state in a NNW-SSE direction , forms a natural border with Kayin State . Mon State includes some small islands , such as Kalegauk , Wa Kyun and Kyungyi Island , along its 566 km of coastline . The state 's capital is Mawlamyine .
Bago , formerly known as Hanthawaddy ( Burmese : ဟံသာဝတီ ; Mon : ဟံသာဝတဳ Hongsawatoi ; Pali : Haṃsāvatī ; meaning She Who Has Sheldrake ) , is a city and the capital of the Bago Region in Myanmar . It is located 91 kilometres ( 57 mi ) north-east of Yangon .
Bago Region ( Burmese : ပဲခူးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , pronounced [ bəɡó táɪɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí ] ; formerly Pegu Division and Bago Division ) is an administrative region of Myanmar , located in the southern central part of the country . It is bordered by Magway Region and Mandalay Region to the north ; Kayin State , Mon State and the Gulf of Martaban to the east ; Yangon Region to the south and Ayeyarwady Region and Rakhine State to the west . It is located between 46°45 ' N and 19°20 ' N and 94°35 ' E and 97°10 ' E . It has a population of 4,867,373 ( 2014 ) .
Myitkyina Jinghpaw : Myitkyina , [ mjìtkjí̠ná ] ) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar ( Burma ) , located 1,480 kilometers ( 920 mi ) from Yangon , and 785 kilometers ( 488 mi ) from Mandalay . In Burmese it means near the big river , and Myitkyina is on the west bank of the Ayeyarwady River , just below 40 kilometers ( 25 mi ) from Myit-son ( Burmese for confluence ) of its two headstreams ( the Mali and N'mai rivers ) . It is the northernmost river port and railway terminus in Myanmar . The city is served by Myitkyina Airport .
Kachin State ( Kachin : Wunpawng Mungdaw ( or ) Wunpawng Mungdan ; Burmese : ကချင်ပြည်နယ် ) is the northernmost state of Myanmar . It is bordered by China to the north and east ( Tibet and Yunnan , specifically and respectively ) ; Shan State to the south ; and Sagaing Region and India to the west . It lies between north latitude 23° 27 ' and 28° 25 ' longitude 96° 0 ' and 98° 44 ' . The area of Kachin State is 89,041 km2 ( 34,379 sq mi ) . The capital of the state is Myitkyina . Other important towns include Bhamo , Mohnyin and Putao . Kachin State has Myanmar 's highest mountain , Hkakabo Razi ( 5,889 metres ( 19,321 ft ) ) , forming the southern tip of the Himalayas , and a large inland lake , Indawgyi Lake .
Monywa is the largest cities in Sagaing Region , Myanmar , located 136 km north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin . It is also known as Neem city because many of the city 's streets are lined with Neem trees . [ citation needed ]
Sagaing Region ( Burmese : စစ်ကိုင်းတိုင်းဒေသ , pronounced [ zəɡáɪ̯ɰ̃ táɪ̯ɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí ] , formerly Sagaing Division ) is an administrative region of Myanmar , located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30 ' north and longitude 94° 97 ' east . It is bordered by Indias Nagaland , Manipur , and Arunachal Pradesh States to the north , Kachin State , Shan State , and Mandalay Region to the east , Mandalay Region and Magway Region to the south , with the Ayeyarwady River forming a greater part of its eastern and also southern boundary , and Chin State and India to the west . The region has an area of 93,527 km2 . In 1996 , it had a population of over 5,300,000 while its population in 2012 was 6,600,000 . The urban population in 2012 was 1,230,000 and the rural population was 5,360,000 . The capital city of Sagaing Region is Sagaing .
Pathein , formerly called Bassein , is the largest city and the capital of the Ayeyarwady Region , Myanmar ( Burma ) . It is located 190 km ( 120 mi ) west of Yangon on the bank of the Pathein River ( Pathein ) , which is a western branch of the Irrawaddy River , the city has a population of 237,089 ( 2017 census ) . Although once part of the Mon kingdom , Pathein has few ethnic Mon residents today . The majority are of Bamar , Burmese Indians and Karen ethnicity . There are , however , notable minority Rakhine .
Ayeyarwady Region ( Burmese : ဧရာဝတီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , pronounced [ ʔèjàwədì táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí ] , S'gaw Karen : ထံထၣ်စွ့ ; formerly Ayeyarwady Division and Irrawaddy Division ) , is a region of Myanmar , occupying the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River ( Irrawaddy River ) . It is bordered by Bago Region to the north , Bago Region and Yangon Region to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the south and west . It is contiguous with the Rakhine State in the northwest . The region lies between approximately latitude 15° 40 ' and 18° 30 ' north and between longitude 94° 15 ' and 96° 15 ' east . It has an area of 35,140 square kilometres ( 13,566 sq mi ) . The population is more than 6.5 million , making it the most populous of Burmas states and regions . According to the 2014 Burmese National Census the population of the Ayeyarwady Region was 6,184,829 . Ayeyarwady Region is flanked by the Rakhine Yoma ( Arakan Mountains ) range in the west . Large areas have been cleared for paddy cultivation , leading to its preeminent position as the main rice producer in the country , a position it has retained into the 21st century . It has also a number of lakes . Of the rivers branching out from the mighty Ayeyarwady , Ngawun , Pathein and Toe are famous . The capital city of Ayeyarwady division is Pathein .
Pyay is principal town of Pyay Township in the Bago Region in Myanmar . Pyay is located on the bank of the Irrawaddy River , 260 km ( 160 mi ) north-west of Yangon . It is an important trade center for the Ayeyarwady Delta , Central and Upper Myanmar and the Rakhine ( Arakan ) State . The British Irrawaddy Flotilla Company established the current town in the late 19th century on the Irrawaddy as a transshipment point for cargo between Upper and Lower Burma . The district of Pyay encompasses the valley of the Irrawaddy , located between Thayetmyo , Hinthada and Tharrawaddy districts . Along the western side of Pyay District are the Arakan Mountains and along the eastern side are the Pegu Range . Pyay District 's main towns are Pyay , Shwe Taung , and Paungde .
Myeik .rít ] ; formerly Mergui , /mɜːrˈɡwiː/ ) , is a city in Tanintharyi Region in Myanmar ( Burma ) , located in the extreme south of the country on the coast of an island on the Andaman Sea . As of 2010 [ update ] the estimated population was over 209,000 . The area inland from the city is a major smuggling corridor into Thailand . The Singkhon Pass , also known as the Maw-daung Pass , has an international cross-border checkpoint .
Tanintharyi Region ( Burmese : တနင်္သာရီတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , pronounced [ tənɪ́ɴθàjì táɪɴ dèθa̰ dʑí ] ; Mon ကွာန်ရတ်တၟး : ဏၚ်ကသဳ or ရးတၞင်သြဳ ; Malay : Tanah Sari ; formerly Tenasserim Division and subsequently Tanintharyi Division , Thai : ตะนาวศรี , RTGS : Tanao Si , pronounced [ tənaːw sǐː ] ; formerly known as Tanao Si ) is an administrative region of Myanmar , covering the long narrow southern part of the country on the Kra Isthmus . It borders the Andaman Sea to the west and the Tenasserim Hills , beyond which lie Thailand , to the east . To the north is the Mon State . There are many islands off the coast , the large Mergui Archipelago in the southern and central coastal areas and the smaller Moscos Islands off the northern shores . The capital of the division is Dawei ( Tavoy ) . Other important cities include Myeik ( Mergui ) and Kawthaung . The division covers an area of 43,344.9 km² , and had a population of 1,406,434 at the 2014 Census .
Meiktila is a city in central Burma on the banks of Meiktila Lake in the Mandalay Region at the junctions of the Bagan-Taunggyi , Yangon-Mandalay and Meiktila-Myingyan highways . Because of its strategic position , Meiktila is home to Myanmar Air Force 's central command and Meiktila Air Force Base . The country 's main aerospace engineering university , Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University is also located in Meiktila .
Pakokku ( Burmese : ပခုက္ကူမြို့ , [ pəkʰoʊʔkù ] ) is a largest city in the Magway Region in Myanmar , also known as Burma . It is situated about 30 km north-east of Bagan on the Irrawaddy River . It is the administration seat of Pakokku Township , Pakokku District and Gangaw District . Pakokku Bridge is part of the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway and is the longest bridge in Myanmar.It is home of the Pakokku airport . The city is the location of Computer University , Pakokku , Pakokku Education College , Technological University , Pakokku , and Pakokku University . Thiho Shin Pagoda ( The Lord of Sri Lanka Pagoda ) , Shwe Ku Pagoda , Shwe Mothtaw Pagoda , Shwe Tant Tit , and Phaung Taw Oo Pagoda are famous pagodas which locate at Pakokku . Irrawaddy Bridge ( Pakokku ) is the longest bridge in Myanmar .
Magway Region ( Burmese : မကွေးတိုင်းဒေသကြီး , pronounced [ məɡwé táiɰ̃ dèθa̰ dʑí ] , formerly Magway Division ) is an administrative division in central Myanmar . Magway Region is the second largest of Myanmar 's seven divisions , with an area of 44,820 square kilometres ( 17,306 sq mi ) . Pa Del Dam ( ပဒဲဆည် ) is one of the Dam in Aung Lan Township , Magway Division . Capital and second largest city of the Magway Division is Magway and largest city of the Magway Division is Pakokku . . Major Cities of Magway Division are Magway , Pakokku , Yenangyaung , Minbu , Aunglan , Chauk and Gangaw .
Taungoo is a district-level city in the Bago Region of Myanmar , 220 km from Yangon , towards the north-eastern end of the division , with mountain ranges to the east and west . The main industry is in forestry products , with teak and other hardwoods extracted from the mountains . The city is known for its areca palms , to the extent that a Burmese proverb for unexpected good fortune is equated to a betel lover winning a trip to Taungoo . The city is famous in Burmese history for the Toungoo dynasty which ruled the country for over 200 years between the 16th and 18th centuries . Taungoo was the capital of Burma in 1510-1539 and 1551-1552 . Kaytumadi new city ( new city of Taungoo ) is the central command of the southern command division region of Armed Forces ( Tatmadaw ) . Hanthawaddy United Football Club is based in Taungoo .
Sittwe is the capital of Rakhine State , Myanmar ( Burma ) . Sittwe , pronounced site-tway in the Rakhine language , is located on an estuarial island created at the confluence of the Kaladan , Mayu , and Lay Mro rivers emptying into the Bay of Bengal . The city has 181,000 inhabitants ( 2006 ) . It is the administrative seat of Sittwe Township and Sittwe District .
Rakhine State is a state in Myanmar ( Burma ) . Situated on the western coast , it is bordered by Chin State to the north , Magway Region , Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region to the east , the Bay of Bengal to the west and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest . It is located approximately between latitudes 17°30 ' north and 21°30 ' north and longitudes 92°10 ' east and 94°50 ' east . The Arakan Mountains or Rakhine Yoma separated Rakhine State from central Burma from North to South . Off the coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Ramree island , Cheduba and Myingun Island . Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres ( 14,194 sq mi ) and its capital is Sittwe . Rakhine state is the centre of Rohingyan crisis .
Magway ( Burmese : မကွေးမြို့ , pronounced [ məɡwé mjo̰ ] ) is the capital city of Magway Region ( formerly Magway Division ) of Myanmar , and situated on the banks of the Irrawaddy River . The Myathalun Pagoda , the beauty of Magway , located at the north of the city , is the landmark of Magway . Magway Region is famous for the cultivation of sesame and many kinds of nuts . It is also the second largest city of Magway Region and it is home to Magway Airport .
Myingyan is a city and district in the Mandalay Division of central Myanmar , previously , it was a district in the Meiktila Division of Upper Burma . It is currently the capital of Myingyan Township and lies along the National Highway 2 . As of 2014 [ update ] , the city had a population of 276,096 and the district had 1,055,957 . It lies in the valley of the Ayeyarwady River , to the south of Mandalay , on the east bank of the river . The area around the town is flat , especially to the north and along the banks of the Ayeyarwady . Inland the country rises in gently undulating slopes . The most noticeable feature is Popa Hill , an extinct volcano , to the south-east . The highest peak is 4,962 ft. above sea-level . The climate is dry , with high south winds from March until September . The annual rainfall averages about 35 in . The temperature varies between 106 and 70 Fahrenheit . The ordinary crops are millet , sesame , cotton , maize , rice and a great variety of peas and beans .
Thanlyin is a major port city of Myanmar , located across Bago River from the city of Yangon . Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts . It is home to the largest port in the country , Thilawa port .
Hinthada ( Burmese : ဟင်္သာတမြို့ ; formerly Henzada ) is a city located on the Irrawaddy River in Ayeyarwady Region , Burma ( Myanmar ) . In the 1983 census the city itself had a population of 82,005 . By 2010 it had grown to 170,312 . The trade of locally grown rice and grain goes through the port of Hinthada .
Sagaing is the capital of Myanmar 's Sagaing Region and located the Irrawaddy River , 20 km to the south-west of Mandalay on the opposite bank of the river , Sagaing , with numerous Buddhist monasteries is an important religious and monastic centre . The pagodas and monasteries crowd the numerous hills along the ridge running parallel to the river . The central pagoda , Soon U Ponya Shin Pagoda , is connected by a set of covered staircases that run up the 240 m hill . Today , with about 70,000 inhabitants , the city is part of Mandalay built-up area with more than 1,022,000 inhabitants estimated in 2011 . The city is a frequent tourist destination of day trippers . Within the city are the Sagaing Institute of Education , the Sagaing Education College , Sagaing University , Technological University ( Sagaing ) , and co-operative university ( Sagaing ) .