Yangon

Summary

Yangon is a city^[1]. Yangon ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,761 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yangon was a member of League of Historical Cities^[3].
• Yangon is located in Yangon Region^[4].
• Yangon is in the country of Myanmar^[5].
• Yangon is in the country of Myanmar^[6].
• Yangon's head of government is recorded as Q133890407^[7].
• Yangon's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Yangon's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Yangon's instance of is recorded as largest city^[10].
• Yangon's instance of is recorded as provincial capital^[11].
• Yangon's instance of is recorded as town in Myanmar^[12].
• Yangon's official language is recorded as Burmese^[13].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Haikou^[14].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming^[15].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Busan^[16].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fukuoka^[17].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ho Chi Minh City^[18].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kathmandu^[19].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nanning^[20].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Quezon City^[21].
• Yangon's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yangzhou^[22].
• Yangon's postal code is recorded as 11181^[23].
• Yangon's Commons category is recorded as Yangon^[24].
• Yangon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+06:30^[25].
• Yangon's local dialing code is recorded as 01^[26].
• 1035 marks the founding of Yangon^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Myanmar^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Myanmar^[29], founded in 1948^[30]. Yangon is located in Yangon Region^[4].

Physical Characteristics

Yangon covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+576'}^[31]. Yangon sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5209541'}^[33], {'amount': '+5430000'}^[34], {'amount': '+7360703'}^[35], and {'amount': '+6874000'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], big city^[9], largest city^[10], provincial capital^[11], and town in Myanmar^[12].

History and Context

1035 marks the founding of Yangon^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Yangon include crab rangoon^[37] and Yangon International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Myanmar^[40].

Why It Matters

Yangon ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,761 views/month).^[2] Yangon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Yangon is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Yangon include crab rangoon^[37] and Yangon International Airport^[38], an international airport^[39], in Myanmar^[40].