About Insein
Insein is a city in Yangon, Myanmar with a population of 247,675. It is the 7th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 2,319th largest worldwide. It lies 318 km from Nay Pyi Taw.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#3of 33
Elevation
17 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
16.889, 96.103
Record updated
2025-08-21
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.