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List Of Districts And Neighborhoods Of Yangon
Yangon is administered by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). YCDC also coordinates urban planning. The city is divided into four districts. Yangon Region is divided into four districts, which overlap with the city's jurisdiction. The current mayor of Yangon is U Bo Htay , an economist and a retired professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics. Each township is administered by a committee of township leaders, who make decisions regarding city beautification and infrastructure. ''Myo-thit'' (lit. "New Towns", or satellite towns) are not within such jurisdictions. Yangon is a member of Asian Network of Major Cities 21 Asian Network of Major Cities 21 was a body representing the interests of several of Asia's largest capital cities around common themes of importance, including urban planning, sustainability and crisis management. The organization was advocated b .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Districts and neighborhoods of Yangon Yangon-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yankin Township
Yankin Township ( my, ရန်ကင်း မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the north-central part of Yangon. The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with Mayangon township in the north, Thingangyun township and South Okkalapa township in the east, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the west, and Tamwe township in the south. The township has 13 primary schools, seven middle schools and two high schools. Yankin is a thriving commercial hub of Yangon. Yankin Centre is a leading shopping destination in Yangon, attracting shoppers from around the city. Saya San Road is the main thoroughfare that runs through most of the important places in the township. The Kokkine Swimming Pools, and the 18-hectare (44.5-acre) Myakyuntha Amusement Park are both located here. In 2008, the National Library of Myanmar moved to a new site in Yankin Township. In 2011, a new children's hospital opened in the township, occupying the site of an old Ministry of Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thingangyun Township
Thingangyun Township (, ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 38 wards, and shares borders with South Okkalapa township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Yankin township and Tamwe township in the west, and Thaketa township in the south. The township has 40 primary schools, four middle schools and five high schools. The township is home to Thingangyun Education College and University of Dental Medicine, Yangon. The city's main sporting venues, the Thuwunna Stadium The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium ( my, သုဝဏ္ဏ လူငယ် လေ့ကျင့်ရေး ကွင်း), simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the venue o ... and the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium are located on the western side of the township. Landmarks The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Thingangyun township. References {{Administrative division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaketa Township
Thaketa Township ( my, သာကေတ မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun Township in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and Dawbon Township in the south. The Pazundaung Creek flows through the township. Founded in 1959, Thaketa is made up largely of middle-class and working-class neighborhoods. 5 South Korean companies have teamed up to build a 500-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Thaketa Township to supply electricity to Thilawa Special Economic Zone. History In 1958, Thaketa township is founded by Yangon Mayor Colonel Htun Sein during General Ne Win's Care taker government of Myanmar(Burma) in order to relocate illegal slams in Yangon. It is built on the peninsula of Pazundaung Creek Pazundaung Creek ( my, ပုဇွန်တောင်ချောင်း, known upstream as Ngamoeyeik Creek) is a stream that empties into Yangon Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; my, တာမွေ မြို့နယ်, ) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south. Etymology "Tamwe" derives from the Mon language term "Tamoa" ( mnw, တာမွဲ; ), which means "one toddy palm tree." Education The township has 30 primary schools, four middle school A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. ...s and six high schools. Population As of 2014 March, Tamwe has a population of 165,313 with 45.2% male residents and 54.8% female residents. Landmarks The following is a list of landmarks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Okkalapa Township
South Okkalapa Township ( my, တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with North Okkalapa Township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Yankin Township in the west and Thingangyun Township in the south. South Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with ''nominal'' access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. Education The township has 32 primary schools, nine middle schools and five high schools. Health The North Okkalapa General Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 2, Yangon serves South Okkalapa as well. The South Okkalapa Women's and Children's Hospital is a major specialized hospital in the city. References {{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) Townships of Yangon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pazundaung Township
Pazundaung Township ( my, ပုဇွန်တောင် မြို့နယ် ) is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the northwest, Thaketa Township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in the east. Pazundaung is connected to Dawbon Township across the Maha Bandula Bridge. The township has nine primary schools, three middle schools and four high schools as well as a hospital. Pazundaung Market and Yegyaw Market are the main shopping bazaars of the area. Etymology The Burmese placename Pazundaung is of Mon origin; the original Mon placename ''Pasonde'' (မသုန်ဒဵု) literally translates as "five hills," consisting of Pudaw, Ma-u, Mahlwa, Peinne, and Nyaung hills. History After Alaungpaya annexed Dagon (now modern-day Yangon) in 1755, he appointed Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin to administer the v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Okkalapa Township
North Okkalapa Township ( my, မြောက်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu Township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Mingaladon Township and Mayangon Township in the west, and Kamayut Township, and Mayangon township and South Okkalapa Township in the south. North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with ''nominal'' access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. It is located in the 5 to 30 minute drive zone to Yangon International Air Port, the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar, located in Mingaladon Township. For those who loves local trips, Aung Mingalar High Way Bus Station is located within 30 min drive zone from the township. Education The township has 30 government primary schools, seven middle schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Dagon Township
South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; my, ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် ) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 26 wards and three village tracts, and shares borders with North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the north, Thingangyun Township in the west across the Pazundaung Creek, the Bago River in the east, and Dagon Seikkan Township Dagon Seikkan Township ( my, ဒဂုံဆိပ်ကမ်း မြို့နယ် ) is an urban township of Yangon, Myanmar. Geography Dagon Seikkan Township is located in the east-central part of the city of Yangon. Dagon Seikkan Townsh ... in the south. South Dagon is one of the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government. The township has 31 primary schools, seven middle schools and three high schools. It is home to the University of Culture, Yangon. References {{Administrative divisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Dagon Township
North Dagon Township (also North Dagon Myothit; my, ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်မြောက်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 25 wards, and shares borders with East Dagon Township in the north and east, South Okkalapa township in the west, and South Dagon township in the south. North Dagon is a relatively more developed area among the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government. The realestate price is also considered highest among other new satellite townships. The township has 24 primary schools, one middle school and four high schools. Dagon University, the largest undergraduate university in the city, is located in the central part of the township. North Dagon is connected to the mainland Yangon across the Pazundaung Creek by the four bridges Panglong Bridge, Ba Htoo Bridge, Baeli Bridge and the Yangon Circular Railway Yangon Circular Railway ( my, ရန ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Dagon Township
East Dagon Township (also East Dagon Myothit; my, ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်အရှေ့ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် ) is located in the easternmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 54 wards and three village tracts. It shares borders with Hlegu Township in the north, North Dagon Township in the west, and South Dagon Township in the south and west. One of new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government that came to power in 1988, East Dagon is still largely undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services. The township has 19 primary schools, four middle schools and two high schools. The Ngamoyeik creek cuts through East Dagon Township. The Togyaunggalay Railway Station is a stop on the Yangon Circular Railway, and Myanmar Railways Rail transport in Myanmar consists of a railway network with 960 stations. The network, generally spanning north to south with branch lines to the east and west, is the second largest in Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
