Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw

also spelled  Nay Pyi Taw  or  Nay Pyi Daw 

      city and capital of Myanmar (Burma). Naypyidaw (Burmese: “Abode of Kings”) was built in the central basin of Myanmar in the early 21st century to serve as the country's new administrative centre.

      In 2004 construction of Naypyidaw began on an isolated site near the city of Pyinmana, some 200 miles (320 km) north of the then capital city of Yangon. Holding that relocation of the capital would facilitate accessibility of the government from all parts of the country, the administration began its move in 2005, first to Pyinmana and then to Naypyidaw, which was proclaimed the capital in March 2006. In its early years, Naypyidaw consisted of little more than government buildings, luxury hotels, apartments, and an airport, and it was populated primarily by civil servants, many of whose families remained in Yangon because of the lack of shops, restaurants, and other amenities in the new capital. Despite its limited facilities, the burgeoning city was provided with an uninterrupted supply of electricity—a rarity elsewhere in the country. Use of the airport at Naypyidaw generally has been restricted to military personnel; otherwise, the city is accessible by road or by rail (with a station at nearby Pyinmana) from Yangon.

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