Yangon

Yangon (Burmese: ရန်ကုန်; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}pronounced [jàɰ̃.ɡòʊɰ̃]), formerly romanized as Rangoon,[4][5] is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar.[6] With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia,[7] and has a unique colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact.[8] The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old.[9] The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda.