YANGON(ရန္ကုန္)

YANGON(ရန္ကုန္)

Location
Yangon Division is located in the southernmost part of the central plain and borders Bago Division in the north and east, Gulf of Mottama in the south, and Ayeyawaddy Division in the west. Coco archipelago, which is part of Yangon Division, is situated in the Bay of Bengal. The total area of the division is 3,927.15 square miles.

Population
The estimated population of the division in 1999 was 5,420,000.

Inhabitants
Though the majority of the population is Bamar, various races live in the division. There are also many people of foreign descent, especially a large number of Chinese and Indians.

Religion
The majority of the inhabitants are Buddhists and there are a considerable number of Muslims and Christians.

Dialects
Myanmar is the major language.

How to get there?
Yangon International Airport and Mandalay International Airport are the main gateways and there are regular daily flights to Yangon from Bangkok and Singapore. The domestic airlines, Myanmar Airways, Yangon Airways and Air Mandalay regularly connect Yangon to Mandalay, Bagan, Heho, Kyaing Tong, Tachilek, Thandwe, Kawthaung and other tourist destinations. Passengers on charter flights and cruise ships are granted Visa on Arrival status providing prior arrangements have been made.