Kyimyindaing Township ( my, ကြည့်မြင်တိုင် မြို့နယ်, ; also Kyeemyindaing Township, Kyimyindine, or Kyi Myin Dine, and anglicised as Kemmendine) is located in the western part of

Yangon Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...

, and shares borders with

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 ...

in the north, the

Yangon 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 ...

and

Twante Township Twante Township also Twantay Township ( my, တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, ) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administr ...

in the west,

Sanchaung Township Sanchaung Township ( my, စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ် ) is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Townshi ...

in the east, and Ahlon Township in the south. It consists of 21 wards.

Etymology

"Kyimyindaing" derives from the

Mon language The Mon language (, mnw, ဘာသာမန်, links=no, (Mon-Thai ဘာသာမည်) ; my, မွန်ဘာသာ; th, ภาษามอญ; formerly known as Peguan and Talaing) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon peopl ...

term "Kamaingdeung" ( mnw, ကၟာၚ်ဍုၚ်; ), which means "walled town."

Education

The township has 15 primary schools, three middle schools and five high schools, and is home to the

School for the Blind Kyimyindine A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compul ...

Population

A population of 111,514 people reside in Kyimyindaing Township with 52.8% being female residents and 47.2% being male residents.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Kyimyindaing township.

References

{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) Townships of Yangon