Yangon is within a self-commanding nation of Southeast Asia.
Myanmar ( [ mjəmà ] ) , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar ( ပ ည ထ င စ သမ မတ မ န မ န င င တ , , [ pjìdàʊɴzṵ θàɴməda̰ mjəmà nàɪɴŋàɴdɔ̀ ] ) , also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in the region of Southeast Asia . Yangon . Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006 , when the military government relocated the capital to the purpose-built city of Naypyidaw in central Myanmar .