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Hlaingthaya

Yangon · Myanmar
City population
687,867
#4
in Myanmar
#2
in Yangon
#803
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawHlaingthaya
16.850, 96.067 · 322 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
687,867
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#4
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#803
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
1.3%
of the national population

About Hlaingthaya

At 5 m above sea level, Hlaingthaya is the second-largest city in Yangon, with a population of 687,867. It lies 322 km from the national capital and accounts for 1.3% of Myanmar's population. The city sits within a cluster of urban centres; Insein, with 247,675 people, is 6 km away, while Oke Kan (42,201) and Nyaung (43,828) are both nearby.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Myanmar
#4of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Yangon
#2of 33
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Myanmar
Region
Yangon
Rank in region
#2of 33
Distance to capital
322 km
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
5 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
16.850, 96.067
Record updated
2026-01-03
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 160 in Myanmar

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

6KMInsein248K people6KMSet Ka Lay112K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Hlaingthaya688K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Hlaingthaya compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Hlaingthaya688K

Hlaingthaya Population FAQ

What is the population of Hlaingthaya?

Hlaingthaya has a city population of 687,867. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Hlaingthaya?

Hlaingthaya is in Yangon, Myanmar, 322 km from the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Its coordinates are 16.850, 96.067.

How big is Hlaingthaya compared with other cities in Myanmar?

It is the 4th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, holding 1.3% of the national population.

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