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Nay Pyi Taw

Naypyitaw
နေပြည်တော်
Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Daw
Capital City
Naypyitaw
Uppatasanti Pagoda, Nay Pyi Taw
Uppatasanti Pagoda, Nay Pyi Taw
Naypyitaw is located in Myanmar
Naypyitaw
Naypyitaw
Location of Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Coordinates: 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°E / 19.750; 96.100Coordinates: 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°E / 19.750; 96.100
Country Myanmar
Division Naypyitaw Union Territory
Subdivisions 8 townships
Settled 2005
Incorporated 2008
Government
 • Chairman Myo Aung
Area
 • Total 2,723.71 sq mi (7,054.37 km2)
Elevation 377 ft (115 m)
Population
 • Total 924,608
Time zone MMT (UTC+06:30)
Area code(s) 067

Naypyidaw, officially spelled Nay Pyi Taw (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်; MLCTS: Nepranytau, sometimes also Naypyitaw; pronounced: [nèpjìdɔ̀], formerly known as Kyetpyay, Pyinmana or Kyatpyay, Pyinmana) is the capital city of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of the country was officially moved to a greenfield site 3.2 km (2.0 mi) west of Pyinmana, and approximately 320 km (200 mi) north of Yangon (Rangoon), the previous capital.

The capital's official name was announced on 27 March 2006, Myanmar's Armed Forces Day. It first became the capital of Myanmar in 2006, after the government decided to move the capital from Yangon with minimal explanation. Much of this planned city was completed in 2012. The 24th and 25th ASEAN Summit as well as the Ninth East Asia Summit were held in Naypyidaw. It was also one of the host cities for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games.

Naypyitaw is generally translated as "royal capital", "seat of the king" or "abode of kings". Traditionally, it was used as a suffix to the names of royal capitals, such as Mandalay, which was called ရတနာပုံနေပြည်တော် (Yadanabon Naypyidaw). The name literally means "abode of the king" in Burmese.


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