Nay Pyi Taw
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Naypyitaw နေပြည်တော် Nay Pyi Taw, Nay Pyi Daw |
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| Naypyitaw | |
Uppatasanti Pagoda, Nay Pyi Taw
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 Naypyitaw
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| Coordinates: 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°ECoordinates: 19°45′N 96°6′E / 19.750°N 96.100°E | |
| 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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