Yangon Region

Summary

Yangon Region is a region of Myanmar^[1]. It draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_myanmar category, ranking #3 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• Yangon Region's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[3].
• Yangon Region's religion is recorded as Sunni Islam^[4].
• Yangon Region's religion is recorded as Christianity^[5].
• Yangon Region's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[6].
• Yangon Region's religion is recorded as Sikhism^[7].
• Yangon Region is located in Myanmar^[8].
• Yangon Region is in the country of Myanmar^[9].
• Yangon Region's instance of is recorded as region of Myanmar^[10].
• Yangon Region's capital is recorded as Yangon^[11].
• Yangon Region's flag image is recorded as Flag of Yangon Region.svg^[12].
• Yangon Region's shares border with is recorded as Bago Region^[13].
• Yangon Region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 158395797^[14].
• Yangon Region's locator map image is recorded as Yangon Region in Myanmar.svg^[15].
• Yangon Region's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n89144126^[16].
• Yangon Region's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as MM-06^[17].
• Yangon Region's Commons category is recorded as Yangon^[18].
• Yangon Region's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 5996487^[19].
• Yangon Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 17, 'lon': 96.166666666667}^[20].
• Yangon Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06rb6j^[21].
• Yangon Region's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as BM17^[22].
• Yangon Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yangon Region^[23].
• Yangon Region's page banner is recorded as Yangon banner Shwedagon Buddhist Pagoda.jpg^[24].
• Yangon Region's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 1c395ff2-4b25-487b-a2c9-e62d9242d0cb^[25].
• Yangon Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+7370010'}^[26].
• Yangon Region's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1298822^[27].

Body

Geography

Yangon Region is in the country of Myanmar^[9]. It is located in Myanmar^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Yangon Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+10276.71'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+7'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+7370010'}^[26].

Designation and Status

Yangon Region's instance of is recorded as region of Myanmar^[10]. Religious affiliations include Buddhism^[3], a religion^[30]; Sunni Islam^[4], an Islamic denomination^[31], founded in 0601^[32]; Christianity^[5], a major religious group^[33], founded in 0033^[34]; Hinduism^[6], a religion^[35]; and Sikhism^[7], a major religious group^[36], founded in 1469^[37].

Why It Matters

Yangon Region draws 170 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_myanmar category, ranking #3 of 7).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]