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Yangon

Rangoon
City
Yangon City
Clockwise from top: Shwedagon Pagoda, aerial view of central Yangon, colonial-era buildings along Strand Road, the Karaweik at Kandawgyi Lake, Yangon City Hall, Yangon High Court
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Yangon is located in Myanmar
Yangon
Yangon
Location in Myanmar
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Yangon is located in Southeast Asia
Yangon
Yangon
Location in Southeast Asia
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Yangon is located in Asia
Yangon
Yangon
Location in Asia
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Country  Myanmar
Region Yangon Region
Settled c. 1028–1043 CE
Area
 • Urban
598.75 km2 (231.18 sq mi)
 • Metro
10,170 km2 (3,930 sq mi)
Area rank division
Population
 (2014 Census)
 • Urban
5,160,512
 • Urban density 8,618.81/km2 (22,322.61/sq mi)
 • Rural
2,200,191
 • Metro
7,360,703 (Yangon Region)
 • Ethnicities
List of ethnicities
Bamar
Burmese Chinese
Burmese Indians
Chin
Rakhine
Mon
Karen
Shan
Kayah
Kachin
 • Religions
List of religions
Buddhism 91%