Naypyidaw Union Territory

Naypyitaw Union Territory / Naypyitaw Council Territory
ပြည်‌ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော် / နေပြည်တော်ကောင်စီနယ်မြေ
Flag of Naypyitaw Union Territory / Naypyitaw Council Territory
Official seal of Naypyitaw Union Territory / Naypyitaw Council Territory
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 19°45′0″N 96°6′0″E / 19.75000°N 96.10000°E / 19.75000; 96.10000
Country Myanmar
CapitalNaypyidaw
Government
 • BodyNaypyidaw Council
 • Chairperson of the Naypyidaw CouncilTin Oo Lwin
 • Chairperson of the Naypyidaw Development CommitteeMaung Maung Naing
Area
 • Total
7,054 km2 (2,724 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,160,242
 • Rank13th
 • Density160/km2 (430/sq mi)
 The metro area population of Naypyidaw is 683,000
DemonymNaypyidawan
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)
Postal codes
15011 to 15033
Area code(s)2 (mobile: 69, 90)
Websitewww.nptcouncil.gov.mm

The Naypyitaw Union Territory (Burmese: ပြည်‌ထောင်စုနယ်မြေ နေပြည်တော်), also called Naypyitaw Council Territory (နေပြည်တော်ကောင်စီနယ်မြေ) (Naypyitaw also spelled Nay Pyi Taw, Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Daw) is an administrative division in central Myanmar (Burma).[2] It contains Naypyidaw, the capital city of Myanmar.

  1. ^ Census Report. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census. Vol. 2. Naypyitaw: Ministry of Immigration and Population. May 2015. p. 17.
  2. ^ [1] Archived November 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine