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City profile · Myanmar · Asia

Katha

City population
26,732
#128
in Myanmar
#9
in Sagaing Region
#19,905
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawKatha
24.175, 96.341 · 493 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
26,732
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#128
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#19,905
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.0%
of the national population

About Katha

Katha is a city in Sagaing Region, Myanmar with a population of 26,732. It is the 128th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 19,905th largest worldwide. It lies 493 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#128of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Sagaing Region
#9of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#9of 11
Distance to capital
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
102 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
24.175, 96.341
Record updated
2025-09-11
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.

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