Nay Pyi Taw
Capital of Myanmar: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Naypyidaw -- Water Fountain Garden: Hybernator, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Nay Pyi Taw is the capital of Myanmar. About 925,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Myanmar in our atlas.
It lies at 19.75° N, 96.13° E, about 122 m (400 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Yangon time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Nay Pyi Taw. Green dots: other major cities of Myanmar. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Nay Pyi Taw has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 38°C (101°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (60°F). Around 736 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MyanmarNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Yawnghwe · 132 km
- Amarapura · 240 km
- Mandalay · 248 km
- Bago · 270 km
- Monywa · 282 km
- Insein · 317 km
- Hlaingthaya · 321 km
- Yangon · 326 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 6611854 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q37400 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Naypyidaw -- Water Fountain Garden: Hybernator, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Myanmar Olympic Committee: Kantabon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- State and Region Volleyball Competition Myanmar (2022): Kantabon, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- National Herbal Park: DiverDave, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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