Population: 5,420,000 Density: 532/ km2 Ethnicities: Bamar,Kayin,Chinese Indians, Anglo-Burmese
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Town and Districts
Yangon East District, Yangon West District, Yangon North District and Yangon South District, and 45 townships
General Information
Yangon Division is an administrative division of Myanmar. It is bordered by Bago Division in the north and east, the Gulf of Mottama in the south, and Ayeyarwady Division in the west. Yangon Division is situated between latitude 16o20' north and 17o50' north and longitudes 95o45' east and 96o46' east in the southernmost part of the central plains. The Coco Archipelago which is located in the Bay of Bengal is also part of Yangon Division. Yangon Division is the most developed area of the country and the main international gateway. Most of the country's industrial zones are located in this division. The division's area is 3,927.15 square miles.