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Taunggyi
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Coordinates: 20°47′N 97°02′E / 20.783°N 97.033°E | |
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District | Taunggyi District |
Township | Taunggyi Township |
Founded | 1894 |
Elevation | 4,712 ft (1,436 m) |
Population | |
• City | 381,639 |
• Urban | 264,804 |
• Rural | 116,835 |
• Ethnicities | Pa-O Tai Burmese Chinese Shan Burmese Indians Gurkha |
• Religions | Buddhism Christianity Islam |
Demonym | Taunggese |
Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MST) |
Taunggyi (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးမြို့; MLCTS: taung kri: mrui. [tàʊɰ̃dʑí mjo̰]; Pa'o:ဝေင်ꩻတောင်ႏကီꩻ;Shan: ဝဵင်းတူၼ်ႈတီး Shan pronunciation: [weŋ˥ ton˧˧˨ ti˥]) is the capital and largest city of Shan State, Myanmar (Burma) and lies on the Thazi-Kyaingtong road at an elevation of 4,712 feet (1,436 m), just north of Shwenyaung and Inle Lake within the Myelat region.[2] Taunggyi is the fifth largest city of Myanmar,[3] although Taunggyi is the capital of Shan State,45% of population are Pa'O people,[4] and has an estimated population of 380,665 as of 2014.[5] The city is famous for its hot air balloon festival held annually on the full moon day of Tazaungmon.[6]
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