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Shwegu

Kachin State · Myanmar
City population
58,696
#60
in Myanmar
#4
in Kachin State
#9,847
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawShwegu
24.227, 96.791 · 503 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
58,696
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#60
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#9,847
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.1%
of the national population

About Shwegu

Shwegu is a city in Kachin State, Myanmar with a population of 58,696. It is the 60th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 9,847th largest worldwide. It lies 503 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#60of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Kachin State
#4of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Myanmar
Region
Kachin State
Rank in region
#4of 9
Distance to capital
503 km
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
119 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
24.227, 96.791
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.

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