Yangon

Yangon (, ; cried Rangoon an aa, literally: "End o Strife") is a umwhile caipital o Myanmar (Burma) an the caipital o Yangon Region (umwhilie Yangon Diveesion). Although the military govrenment haes offeecially relocatit the caipital tae Naypyidaw syne Mairch 2006, Yangon, wi a population o ower fower million, continues tae be the kintra's lairgest ceety an the maist important commercial centre.

Etymology
Yangon () is a combination o the twa wirds yan () an koun (), which mean "enemies" an "run oot o" respectively. It is forby translatit as "End o Strife". "Rangoon" maist likely comes frae the Breetish imitation o the pronunciation o "Yangon" in the Rakhine dialect (Arakanese) o Burmese, which is .

Sister ceeties
 Kunming, Yunnan, Cheenae (2008)
 Nanning, Guangxi, Cheenae (2009)
 Yangzhou, Jiangsu, Cheenae (1997)

References

Category:Populatit places in Yangon Region