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Hlawga Park
Hlawga Park is an open zoo in Myanmar's Yangon Region, covering that was established in 1982. It was created to protect evergreen, mixed deciduouss and swamp forest and for environmental education. Located in Mingaladon Township, it is jointly managed by the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division and private enterprises. The nature park is close to Yangon and includes an 818-acre (313 hectare) wildlife park, a 62-acre (25-hectare) mini-zoo and a 660-acre (267-hectare) buffer zone. History The park embraces the catchment area of the Zokanabe Lake, an extension dam built in 1921–24 to reinforce the greater Hlawga Lake which has supplied water to Yangon since 1904. The park was established in 1982 with joint-funding by the UNDP and the Burmese government in order to protect the forests and vegetative cover in the catchment of Hlawga Lake, and to establish a representative collection of Burmese indigenous wildlife species of mammals, reptiles and birds, in their natural ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mingaladon Township
Mingaladon Township ( my, မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် ) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi Township in the north, North Okkalapa Township in the east, Insein Township and Shwepyitha Township in the west, and Mayangon Township in the south. Mingaladon is still relatively undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services. Mingaladon is home to the Yangon International Airport and the Hlawga National Park Etymology The Burmese place name ''Mingaladon'' () is a portmanteau of two words: Pali ''mangala'' ("blessed") and Mon (, "town"). Climate Transport Mingaladon's Aung Mingala Bus Terminal serves all the highway buses to all major cities and towns in the country, except for those in the Ayeyarwady Division. Mingaladon Air Base Mingaladon is home to an air base (ICAO: VYHB) of the Myanmar Air Force. Formerly called 502 Air Base. Education The University of Computer S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |