Pyinmana

Pyinmana (, ; population: 100,000 (2006 estimate)) is a logging town and sugarcane refinery center in the Naypyidaw Union Territory of Myanmar. The administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a militarized greenfield site (which the leader, Than Shwe, dubbed Naypyidaw, 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.

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Place details

Locality: ပျဉ်းမနား
Region: နေပြည်တော် ပြည်ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ
Country: မြန်မာ
Population: 97,409
Timezone: Asia/Yangon

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Key facts

Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.native_name: ပျဉ်းမနားမြို့
Settlement.official_name: Pyinmana
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map: Burma
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma)
Settlement.image_skyline: Pyinmana, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (3).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 270px
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Naypyidaw Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pyinmana District
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Pyinmana Township
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 est.
Settlement.population_blank1: Bamar, Burmese Indians, Kayin

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Wikidata facts

Population: 97400

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During World War II, Pyinmana was the base of the Burma Independence Army (later renamed and reorganized into the Burma Defence Army by the Japanese).