rangon
Rangon is a historical or variant spelling associated with Yangon, the largest city of Myanmar. In English-language sources from the colonial era, the city was commonly rendered as Rangoon; Rangon appears as a less common transliteration that persists in older maps and some non-English texts. In modern usage, the city is officially known as Yangon.
Geography and significance: Yangon lies on the eastern bank of the Yangon River in southern Myanmar, near
Naming history: In 1989, the military government ordered a shift to Myanmar-based spellings for many place names,