Hlaing Township ( my, လှိုင် မြို့နယ်, ), also spelt Hline, is an area of
Yangon
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,
Myanmar
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in the
West Yangon District of
Yangon Region
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. The township is entirely urban and comprises 16 wards. In 2000, the township's population was estimated to be about 125,000.
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Geography
Hlaing Township is an urbanized township on mostly flat terrain on the east bank of the Hlaing River
The Yangon River (also known as the Rangoon River or Hlaing River) is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka Rivers in Myanmar. It is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon (also known as Rangoon) to the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman ...
. Hlaing Township is bordered by Mayangon township
Mayangon Township ( my, မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ် ; is located in the northern part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein Township and Mingaladon Township in the north, North Dag ...
and Thamaing Creek in the north, Mayangon township and Inya Lake
Inya Lake ( my, အင်းလျားကန်, ''ʔīnyā kǎn'' ; formerly, Lake Victoria) is the largest lake in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Locat ...
in the east, Kamayut Township
Kamayut Township ( my, ကမာရွတ် မြို့နယ်, ; also spelt Kamaryut Township) is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Hlaing township in the north, Hlaing ...
and Tadaphyu Stream in the south and the Hlaing River and Hlaingthaya Township
Hlaingthaya Township ( my, လှိုင်သာယာ မြို့နယ်, ; also spelt Hlaing Tharyar Township) is located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. It was one of the biggest township in the country and it was also the most ...
in the west.
The climate of the township ranges between 40'C and 12'C with an average of 118 days of rain in a year. A few plants grow within the town including jackfruit
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, tamarind
Tamarind (''Tamarindus indica'') is a Legume, leguminous tree bearing edible fruit that is probably indigenous to tropical Africa. The genus ''Tamarindus'' is monotypic taxon, monotypic, meaning that it contains only this species. It belongs ...
, flame trees
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and banyan trees. Green spaces within the township include college campuses, sports fields and the teak trees along Parami Road. The township faces air quality issues with a PM2.5 of 110 µg/m3 in the morning and 90 µg/m3 in the evenings.
Demographics
The 2014 Myanmar Census
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reported that Hlaing Township had a population of 160,307. However, the General Administration Department
The General Administration Department ( my, အထွေထွေအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးဦးစီးဌာန, abbreviated GAD) is a civil service body that staffs all regional and state-level governments in Myanmar and provides ad ...
's 2019 township report reported only 126,111. It is unlikely to reflect a real loss in population as the GAD also reports a consistently growing population.
74.7% of the township's reproductive age married women practice family planning
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with contraceptive injections and oral contraceptive pills being the most common methods.
The median age is between 25 and 30 and more females than males in the township. Only 50-60% of children in the township attend school comparable to the national average. The Township is 91.4% Buddhist
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, with Hinduism
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making up the second largest group at 3.2%. A significant 4.41% of the township are Burmese Indians
Burmese Indians are a group of people of Indian origin who live in Myanmar (Burma). The term 'Burmese Indian' refers to a broad range of people from South Asia, most notably from present-day countries such as India, Bangladesh and also Pakis ...
.
Economy
Hlaing Township has become a part of the Yangon city economic core region over the 2010s and is primary a service-sector economy. The average income in the 2017-2018 fiscal year was Ks.35,27,923/- (roughly US$2,380 by 2019 conversion rates).
Most prominent in sectors are computer services in MICT Park and the 18 car showrooms within the township (as of 2018). There are 6 YCDC managed markets within the township alongside 2 privately operated shopping centres. The most common store type are tea shops and clothing stores.
There is no agriculture and a limited industrial sector in the township. 6 of the 7 factories within the township are state-owned enterprises including aluminium
Aluminium (aluminum in American and Canadian English) is a chemical element with the symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than those of other common metals, at approximately one third that of steel. I ...
and wood products. There are 27 car mechanic or battery workshops within the township.
The Yangon Circular Railway
Yangon Circular Railway ( my, ရန်ကုန် မြို့ပတ် ရထား ) is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanmar Railways, the 39-station loop system connects satellite t ...
has 3 stops in the township: Okkyin, Thiri Myaing and Kamayut, which is not in Kamayut Township despite its name.
Education
The Township has 32 primary schools, eight middle schools and four high schools.[ The ]International School of Myanmar
On September 26, 2008, YIEC was renamed to ISM (International School of Myanmar). It is located in Hlaing Township in Yangon, Myanmar (formerly Rangoon, Burma).
History
The International School of Myanmar was founded in 1998 by a group of educat ...
is also located in Hlaing.
The Yangon University of Education
The Yangon University of Education (formerly the Yangon Institute of Education; my, ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ; abbreviated YUOE), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the premier university of education in ...
and the University of Information Technology both have a Hlaing Campus in the northeastern section of the township on the border with Mayangone Township.
Landmarks
Yangon United Football Club
Yangon United Football Club ( my, ရန်ကုန် ယူနိုက်တက် ဘောလုံးအသင်း ) is a Burmese football club, based at Yangon United Sports Complex, in Yangon, Myanmar. Owned by Tay Za, a prominent Bur ...
and their base Yangon United Sports Complex are located in Hlaing near Insein Road
Insein Road ( my, အင်းစိန်လမ်း) is a major thoroughfare of Yangon, Burma. It connects the centre to the northern part of the city and passes Insein Township
Insein Township ( my, အင်းစိန်မြို့ ...
. The Bayint Naung Golf Driving Range is located on the west side of the township near the No. 1 Army Barracks.
The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Hlaing township.
References
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)
Townships of Yangon