Introduction to Nay Pyi Taw Federal District

Nay Pyi Taw, formerly known as Pyinmana (or translated as Pyinmana, Pyinmana, Pyinmana), is now the capital of the Republic of Myanmar. Myanmar moved its capital from Yangon on November 6, 2005. On Military Day in 2006, it was officially announced that the new capital was named Nay Pyi Daw (meaning Royal Capital). Naypyitaw coordinates: 19°45′N 96°6′E National Myanmar Administrative Division Mandalay Divisional Government - District Head Colonel Thein Nyunt Area - Total 1,776.1 sq mi (4,600 km?) Population - Main ethnic groups Bamar, overseas Chinese, Indian overseas, Kayah ethnic group - believe in Buddhism, Catholicism, Islam. Naypyitaw is located in the mountainous area of ??central Myanmar, 400 kilometers north of Yangon. It is the newly designated capital of Myanmar in 2005.

Nay Pyi Taw was originally the third largest city in Myanmar. It was once the military hub for the independence war launched by Myanmar’s national hero General Aung San (the father of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is currently under house arrest by the military junta). It is also a mountain trading town between the former capital Yangon and the northern city of Mandalay. Without warning, the Myanmar military government suddenly ordered multiple government departments to move within one day on November 6, 2005. Information Minister General Kyoshan only confirmed the next day that the capital had been moved.

Government sources said that the new government building complex is located in a valley, covering an area of ??about 10 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains and dense woods, and 30 kilometers away from the nearest town. According to the blueprint, when completed, it will include the prime minister's official residence, the parliament building, an airport, a hospital, a medium-sized hydroelectric power station, a golf course, a hotel, and 40 buildings that can accommodate 500 bureaucrats each for use by various departments. There is also a military building housing the military headquarters and bunker.

According to the BBC report, the Myanmar military government has actually begun to pay special attention to this area in the past few years and began large-scale construction about 12 months ago. Therefore, it is generally believed that the Myanmar military government began planning to move the capital to Naypyitaw a few years ago, but it has not been announced to the public.