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Yangon Region, Myanmari
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Yangon RegionRegion
MyanmarCountry

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Neighbouring regions:
Bago Region, Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Type:
Region
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Yangon4,477,638 (2016)
Syriam69,448 (2016)
Kanbe58,146 (2016)
Thongwa52,496 (2018)
Twante46,516 (2018)
Kayan40,322 (2018)
Museums in region:
Myanma Gems Museum (Yangon)
Mindat Locality ID:
127302
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127302:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Yangon Division; Rangoon Division
Other Languages:
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French:
Région de Yangon, Birmanie
German:
Yangon-Region, Myanmar
Italian:
Regione di Yangon, Birmania
Russian:
Янгон, Мьянма
Simplified Chinese:
仰光省, 缅甸
Achinese:
Divisi Yangon
Arabic:
منطقة يانغون, بورما
Bengali:
ইয়াঙ্গুন অঞ্চল
Burmese:
ရန်ကုန်တိုင်းဒေသကြီး, မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ
Catalan:
Divisió de Yangon, Myanmar
Cebuano:
Yangon Region
Dutch:
Rangoon, Myanmar
Estonian:
Yangoni piirkond, Birma
Farsi/Persian:
ناحیه یانگون, میانمار
Finnish:
Yangon, Myanmar
Hindi:
यांगोन मण्डल, म्यान्मार
Indonesian:
Wilayah Yangon, Myanmar
Japanese:
ヤンゴン地方域, ミャンマー
Korean:
양곤 관구, 미얀마
Lithuanian:
Jangono regionas, Mianmaras
Macedonian:
Јангон, Мјанмар
Norwegian:
Yangon, Myanmar
Polish:
Rangun, Mjanma
Portuguese:
Yangon, Myanmar
Punjabi:
ਯਾਂਗੋਨ ਖੇਤਰ
Swedish:
Yangonregionen, Burma
Tamil:
யங்கோன் பிரதேசம்
Thai:
เขตย่างกุ้ง, พม่า
Ukrainian:
Янгон, М’янма
Urdu:
یانگون علاقہ
Vietnamese:
Vùng Yangon, Myanmar


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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangon_Region
Wikidata ID:Q856781
GeoNames ID:1298822

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