Naypyidaw: Capital city of Myanmar (Burma)
Naypyidaw (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်), also known Nay Pyi Taw or Naypyitaw, is the capital city of Myanmar, also known as Burma.
Construction in the planned city is on-going.
History
In 2005, the capital of Myanmar was officially moved inland and away from the Gulf of Martaban and the Andaman Sea.
Geography
The former capital, Yangon (Rangoon), is about 385 kilometers (240 miles) south of the new city.
The new capital is located between middle mountain range of Bago Yoma and eastern mountain range of Shan Yoma. Naypyidaw covers an area of 7,054.37 square-km.
References
More reading
- "Welcome to Naypyidaw, Madam Secretary; Hillary Clinton visits Myanmar's Potemkin capital," Archived 2011-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Foreign Policy (US). December 1, 2011.
- McElroy, Damien. "Burma: welcome to Naypyidaw - the home of kings - and the world's weirdest capital city," The Telegraph (UK). 18 November 2011.
Other websites
19°44′N 96°12′E / 19.733°N 96.200°E
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