Aungmyethazan Township (also Aungmyethasan Township; my, အောင်မြေသာစံ မြို့နယ် ) is the northernmost (and city centre core) township of

Mandalay Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fo ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

. The township is bounded by the

Ayeyarwady river The Irrawaddy River ( Ayeyarwady River; , , from Indic ''revatī'', meaning "abounding in riches") is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar (Burma). It is the country's largest river and most important commercial waterway. Origi ...

in the west,

Patheingyi Township Patheingyi Township ( my, ပုသိမ်ကြီးမြို့နယ်, ) is located in the eastern part of Mandalay, Myanmar. The township is bounded by Aungmyethazan Township and Chanayethazan Township in the west. Incorporated into ...

in the east, Chanayethazan Township in the south. Aungmyethazan is home to many of city's famous sites, including the

Mandalay Palace The Mandalay Palace ( my, မန္တလေး နန်းတော်, ), located in Mandalay, Myanmar, is the last royal palace of the last Burmese monarchy. The palace was constructed between 1857 and 1859 as part of King Mindon's founding ...

and the Mandalay Hill.

Notable places

Atumashi Monastery The Atumashi Monastery ( my, အတုမရှိကျောင်း ; formally Mahā Atulaveyan Kyaungdawgyi or ) is a Buddhist monastery located in Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma). History It was built in 1857 by King Mindon, two years after ...

Kuthodaw Pagoda Kuthodaw Pagoda ( my, ကုသိုလ်တော်‌ဘုရား, ; literally ''Royal Merit'', and formally titled Mahalawka Marazein ) is a Buddhist stupa, located in Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar), that contains the world's largest book. ...

* Kyauktawgyi Buddha Temple *

Mandalay Hill Mandalay Hill ( ) is a hill that is located to the northeast of the city centre of Mandalay in Myanmar. The city took its name from the hill. Mandalay Hill is known for its abundance of pagodas and monasteries, and has been a major pilgrimage s ...

Mandalay Workers' Hospital Mandalay ( or ; ) is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. Located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631km (392 miles) (Road Distance) north of Yangon, the city has a population of 1,225,553 (2014 census). Mandalay was fou ...

* Nandawun Park *

Man Thida Park Man Thida Park () is the largest modern park in Mandalay. History Originally built in 1959, it was demolished in 1993 before being subsequently rebuilt and re-opened it as a public park in 2018. A proposal to rebuild the park was initially i ...

University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay The University of Traditional Medicine, Mandalay (UTM), in Aungmyethazan, Mandalay, is a public university of Burmese traditional medicine. The Ministry of Health and Sports administered university under the department of traditional medicine o ...

Yadanabon Zoological Gardens The Yadanabon Zoological Gardens ( my, ရတနာပုံ တိရိစ္ဆာန် ဥယျာဉ် ) is a zoo in Mandalay, Myanmar. The zoo has nearly 300 animals, including tigers, leopards and elephants, and plays a major part in t ...

(Mandalay Zoo) *

Mandalay Central Prison Mandalay Central Prison ( my, မန္တလေးဗဟိုအကျဉ်းထောင်), informally known as Obo Prison (), is a major prison located in Aungmyethazan Township, Mandalay, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The prison is adjacen ...

References

{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) Townships of Mandalay Townships of Mandalay Region Mandalay