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.
About Hlaingthaya
At 5 m above sea level, Hlaingthaya is the second-largest listed 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.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#2of 33
Coordinates
16.850, 96.067
Record updated
3 January 2026
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 MyanmarClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.
Compared with the World's Largest Cities
City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.
| Name | City population |
|---|---|
| Shanghai | 24.9M |
| Beijing | 19M |
| Shenzhen | 17.5M |
| Guangzhou | 16.1M |
| Kinshasa | 16M |
| Istanbul | 15.7M |
| Lagos | 15.4M |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 14M |
| Chengdu | 13.6M |
| Lahore | 13M |
| Mumbai | 12.7M |
| São Paulo | 12.4M |
| Mexico City | 12.3M |
| Karachi | 11.6M |
| Tianjin | 11.1M |
| Hlaingthaya | 688K |
Hlaingthaya Population FAQ
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 listed in Myanmar, holding 1.3% of the national population.