Manalay is the second largest city in Burma (Myanmar), with a population of 927,000 (2005 census), agglomeration 2.5 million. It was the last royal capital (1860–1885) of an independent Burmese Kingdom before annexation by the British, in 1885, and is capital of the current Mandalay Division. The city is bounded by the Ayeyarwady River to the west and is located at 21°98′N, 96°08′E, 445 miles (716 km) north of Yangon. Mandalay lies at the center of Myanmar's dry zone.