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Mandalay

Mandalay Region · Myanmar
City population
1,208,099
#2
in Myanmar
#1
in Mandalay Region
#438
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawMandalay
21.975, 96.084 · 248 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
1,208,099
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#2
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#438
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
2.2%
of the national population

About Mandalay

At 2.2% of Myanmar's national population, Mandalay holds 1,208,099 residents, ranking second among the country's listed cities. It sits 248 km from the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Amarapura lies 8 km away with 237,618 residents, while Pyin Oo Lwin (117,303) and Kyaukse (50,480) are within 41 km.

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
#2of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Mandalay Region
#1of 13
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Myanmar
Region
Mandalay Region
Rank in region
#1of 13
Distance to capital
248 km
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
83 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
21.975, 96.084
Record updated
2026-04-14
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.

8KMAmarapura238K people15KMSagaing79K people26KMMadaya24K people39KMPyin Oo Lwin117K people41KMKyaukse50K 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. Mandalay1.21M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Mandalay 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
Mandalay1.21M

Mandalay Population FAQ

What is the population of Mandalay?

Mandalay has a city population of 1,208,099. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Mandalay?

Mandalay is in Mandalay Region, Myanmar, 248 km from the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Its coordinates are 21.975, 96.084.

How big is Mandalay compared with other cities in Myanmar?

It is the 2nd largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, holding 2.2% of the national population.

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