Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw (Burmese: နေပြည်တော်, Nepyidaw) is the administrative capital of the Union of Myanmar. It is a constructed city that was created to move the administrative functions away from the crowded capital city of Yangon, and to bring the capital closer to the centre of the country. The city is based around the parliament building, with several other bureaucratic buildings surrounding broad avenues. It is located in the Pyinmana District in the south of the Mandalay Region, which is in the centre of the country.

Naypyidaw, together with Pyinmana and their surroundings have a population of 251,188 people. Most of the people in Naypyidaw live in mass-constructed apartment buildings.

Transport
The city shares its airport with Pyinmana, and is situated near the Yangon-Mandalay Highway. It has rail access from Pyinmana on the Yangon-Mandalay Railway.