Yangon, Naypyidaw, past & present capitals of Burma

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 23 January 2021 from 11:46:23 to 11:47:13 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 27 January 2021 from 23:24:20 to 23:25:10 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 01 February 2021 at 04:00:01 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 01 February 2021 from 23:32:29 to 23:33:19 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, capital city, Myanmar, Burma
Fig. 1 - S1 (23 & 27.01.2021) - Yangon, also known as Rangoon, borders the river Hlaing, near the Andaman Sea.
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Fig. 2 - S2 (01.02.2021) - With over 7 million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city, it served as its capital until 2006.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (23.01.2021) - The location of Naypyidaw is more central than Yangon, it is also less vulnerable to hurricanes.
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Fig. 4 - S2 (01.02.2021) - Its construction started in 2002 and was completed by 2012. It counts 930 000 inhabitants, its district 1 200 000.
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Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024, processed by VisioTerra.
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