Pyinmana (, ; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a

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center in the

Naypyidaw Union Territory The Union Territory (Nay Pyi Taw) (), also called Nay Pyi Taw Council Territory () (Nay Pyi Taw also spelled Nay Pyitaw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an administrative division in central Myanmar (Burma). It contains Naypyidaw, the capital city ...

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. The administrative

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of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader,

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, dubbed

Naypyidaw Naypyidaw (), officially Romanization of Burmese, romanized as Nay Pyi Taw (NPT), is the capital city, capital and third-largest city of Myanmar. The city is located at the centre of the Naypyidaw Union Territory. It is unusual among Myanmar's ...

, or Royal City) two miles (3.2 km) west of Pyinmana on November 6, 2005. As of 2014, the city has an urban population of 72,010. During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the

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(later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army by the Japanese).

Climate

Pyinmana has a

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with a dry winter (Köppen-Geiger climate type ''Aw''). This means that it has a clear wet season and a clear dry season.

Notable residents

* Bo Let Ya, (1911-1978) Army general

References

Populated places in Mandalay Region Township capitals of Myanmar {{Mandalay-geo-stub de:Pyinmana Naypyidaw

Climate

Notable residents

See also

References