Yangon designated Naypyidaw, north of Yangon, as the new administrative capital, and subsequently moved much of the government to the newly developed city. At any rate, Yangon remains the largest city, and the most important commercial centre of Myanmar. Yangon is located in Lower Burma (Myanmar) at the convergence of the Yangon and Bago Rivers about 30 km(19 mi) away from the Gulf of Martaban at 16°48' North, 96°09' East (16.8, 96.15). Its standard time zone is UTC/GMT +6:30 hours. Yangon has a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification system. The city features a lengthy wet season from May
Yangon Technological University left the country for work, further studies, or both. The largest group of overseas alumni are believed to be in Singapore Under Ministry of Education (from 1927 to 1996) Under Ministry of Science and Technology (from 1997 to present) YTU is a member of ASEAN University Network, Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net), and Greater Mekong Sub-region Academic and Research Network (GMSARN). The university has academic affiliations with University of Karlsruhe (Germany), Shibaura Institute of Technology (Japan), Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand) and Mae Fah Luang University (Thailand). Yangon Technological University Yangon Technological University (YTU) ( ), located in