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Tamu

City population
43,737
#86
in Myanmar
#6
in Sagaing Region
#12,894
worldwide
Nay Pyi TawTamu
24.217, 94.312 · 531 km from Nay Pyi Taw
City population
43,737
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Myanmar
#86
of 160 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#12,894
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Myanmar
0.1%
of the national population

About Tamu

Tamu is a city in Sagaing Region, Myanmar with a population of 43,737. It is the 86th largest of the 160 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Myanmar, and the 12,894th largest worldwide. It lies 531 km from Nay Pyi Taw.

Position in Myanmar
#86of 160
LargestSmallest
Position in Sagaing Region
#6of 11
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#6of 11
Distance to capital
to Nay Pyi Taw
Elevation
178 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Yangon
Coordinates
24.217, 94.312
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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