Yangon

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Yangon (Burmese: , formerly Rangoon), is the capital and largest city of Myanmar (formerly Burma). The city is located on the delta of the Yangon River, about 30 km (19 mi) away from the Gulf of Martaban. Yangon has a population of 4,504,000 (2001), and is located at 16?48' North, 96?9' East (16.8, 96.15).

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As compared to other major cities in Southeast Asia, Yangon is relatively undeveloped; as a result, greener. Construction is booming, mostly through the influx of foreign investment (from Singapore and China). Many multi-storey residential buildings (tai) have been reconstructed or remodelled, although the extent of modernisation is only present in Downtown and Shwedagon areas. Suburban areas to the south, such as Thaketa Township, continue to be impoverished. The city has strived to maintain the remaining colonial architecture. Yangon was redesigned, in a chessboard fashion when the British incorporated Burma into its empire in the 1800's.

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Burmese: See:...

Myanmar: The Union of Myanmar, formerly the Union of Burma, is the largest country (in geographical area) in mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by the People's Republic of China on the north, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south east, Bangladesh on the west, and India on the north west, with the Anda...

Gulf of Martaban: The Gulf of Martaban is an arm of the Andaman Sea in the southern part of Burma. The gulf is named after the port city of Mottama (formerly known as Martaban). The Salween and Sittang rivers empty into it....

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Mural in the Shwedagon Depicting Buddha's First Sermon Yangon Myanmar (Burma)