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Yangon
Myanmar · Yangon Region
Yangon, also romanized in English as Rangoon, is the capital city of the Yangon Region and the most populous city of Myanmar. Yangon was the capital city of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre.
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Things to do in Yangon
- Private Yangon Tour: Circular Train, Walking & Local Food Tasting · 8 h · from $113.34 · 4.7/5 (22 reviews)
- Yangon City One Day Tour with Professional Tour Guide · 8 h · from $100 · 5.0/5 (10 reviews)
- Yangon City Tour · 8 h · from $125 · 4.3/5 (6 reviews)
- Yangon Walking Tours · 4 h · from $80
- Yangon Full Day City Tour · 9 h · from $110 · 4.5/5 (2 reviews)
- Cooking Class in Yangon,Myanmar · 5 h · from $66.67
Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+6:30 · 12.5 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Yangon Region
- Main language
- Burmese
- On the map
- 16.84° N, 96.17° E
Near Yangon
- Mae Hong Son · 277 km away
- Loikaw · 333 km away
- Chiang Mai · 368 km away
- Kalaw · 424 km away
- Nyaungshwe · 432 km away
- Kanchanaburi · 477 km away
More of Myanmar
Explore Myanmar · Mandalay · Loikaw · Kalaw · Nyaungshwe · Nyaung U
Where to stay
LOTTE Hotel Yangon
9.8/10 · 718 reviews
Yangon Excelsior
9.8/10 · 93 reviews
Zealax Hotel & Residence
9.8/10 · 53 reviews
Novotel Yangon Max
9.6/10 · 369 reviews
Pan Pacific Yangon
9.4/10 · 107 reviews
The Strand Yangon
9.4/10 · 75 reviews
Pullman Yangon Centrepoint
9.4/10 · 75 reviews
BaobaBed Hostel Chinatown, Yangon
9.4/10 · 17 reviews
Shwe Yo Vintage Hostel
9.4/10 · 11 reviews
Mercure Yangon Kaba Aye
9.3/10 · 127 reviews