Mandalay (/ˌmændəˈleɪ/ or /ˈmændəleɪ/; Burmese: မန္တလေး; MLCTS: manta.le:[màɴdəlé]) is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located 716km (445mi) north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census).