Which country or map area contains Yangon?
Yangon is shown within Myanmar in the atlas dataset.
- Country or map area
- Myanmar
- Region name
- Yangon
- Approximate latitude
- 17.1° north
- Approximate longitude
- 96.3° east
- Country capital
- Naypyidaw
- Country currency
- Burmese kyat
- World region
- South-Eastern Asia
Quick answers about Yangon
What kind of place is Yangon?
It is shown in this atlas as a first-level state, province or administrative region.
Where is Yangon on the globe?
Its approximate map centre is 17.1° north latitude and 96.3° east longitude.
What is the capital of Myanmar?
The country capital is Naypyidaw.
Sources and review
Facts were last reviewed on 13 September 2026. Boundaries and state/province names use Natural Earth. Country reference fields use the Countries dataset. India boundary presentation follows the project’s stated Survey of India reference.