Yangon
Yangon, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005. Western governments and Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party still use the old English name as a sign of non-recognition of the military government that changed the name. Wikivoyage
Population 6,874,000 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Myanmar
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Yangon. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Shwedagon Paya Attraction · 190 m -
Fokker F27 Attraction · 870 m - Naung Taw Gyi Pagoda Attraction · 50 m
- Buddha's Foot Print Attraction · 100 m
- Photo Gallery Gallery · 130 m
- Maha Buddhavamsa Museum Museum · 230 m
- Memorial to the Fallen Heroes Monument · 380 m
- U Thant Mausoleum Memorial · 640 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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