Naypyidaw

နေပြည်တော် ; Naypyidaw
Coordinates	19 ° 45 ′ N , 96 ° 6 ′ E Coordinates: 19 ° 45 ′ N , 96 ° 6 ′ E
Basic data
Country	Myanmar
Union Territory	Naypyidaw
ISO 3166-2	MM-18
height	115 m
surface	7,054.4 km²
Residents	1,160,242 (2014)
density	164.5 Ew. / km²
founding	2005
	The Uppatasanti Pagoda in Naypyidaw

The planned city of Naypyidaw ( Burmese script : နေပြည်တော် ), also Nay Pyi Taw or Naypyitaw ( [ˈnaɪ̯pɪdaʊ̯] , Burmese [nèpjìdɔ̀] ) has been the capital of Myanmar since 2005 .

history

On November 6, 2005, the capital of the state of Rangoon was relocated to the planned city of Naypyidaw, some 300 km to the north . This is located on an area three kilometers west of the small town of Pyinmana , which was given the name Naypyidaw ("Seat of Kings") on March 22, 2006 . The reason given for the move was that the area, which can be easily reached from all parts of the country, is better suited as a capital because of its central location. There has been speculation about such plans since 2001. However, the government rejected these reports as not being up to date until shortly before the official announcement.

On March 27, 2006, the government celebrated “ Armed Forces Day” for the first time in the new capital. In front of a select audience and strictly regulated reporting, General Than Shwe took on a parade of over 12,500 soldiers and for the first time allowed the world public a - albeit censored - insight into the still half-finished administrative capital of the country. Since then, the expansion into the new capital has been driven forward at great speed. According to official information, the city already had a million inhabitants in 2010. Independent observers consider significantly lower numbers to be realistic. A report in the Süddeutsche Zeitung about a “visit to the ghost metropolis of Myanmar” speaks of “a roaring emptiness that really hurts”.

Until 2010, Naypyidaw was part of the Mandalay region . Since then, as a union territory, the city has been independent of the regions and states of the country.

Infrastructure and sights

As with many planned cities , the urban area is clearly divided into various government districts, residential areas, military zones, shopping centers as well as hotel and leisure areas. In between there are artificial lakes, parks and wide streets. In order to meet the expectations of a capital city, a number of representative buildings were erected, for example the complex of the Burmese parliament, which is not open to the public, as well as spacious ministries and residential areas for their employees. An area of two square kilometers has been reserved for embassies and international institutions.

2009 was Uppatasanti pagoda inaugurated that the Shwedagon - pagoda in Rangoon is modeled. The city also offers a national museum, a museum for gemstones, for sports and a military museum.

A golf course , a zoological garden and a safari park have also been created in Naypyidaw . An international airport was also created in connection with the move to the capital.

There are relatively modern facilities for the population such as hospitals, schools and technical colleges, sports stadiums, shopping centers and markets for food and other everyday items.

Naypyidaw is a stopover on the Rangoon – Mandalay route, which is used by intercity buses , and since the end of 2010 the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway has connected the capital with the urban centers of Mandalay in the north and Rangoon in the south.

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Parliament building complex

Events

June 5-7, 2013: 22nd World Economic Forum East Asia
Southeast Asian Games 2013
10/11 May 2014: Summit of the heads of state and government of the ASEAN member states