Lanmadaw Township ( my, လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; ) is located in the western part of downtown
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
Ahlon Township in the west,
Latha Township
Latha Township ( my, လသာ မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Lanmadaw township in the west, Pabedan township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river
The Yangon Ri ...
in the east,
Seikkan Township and
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 ...
in the south, and
Dagon Township in the north. It consists of twelve wards and is home to five primary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.
[ Lanmadaw and Latha townships make up the Yangon Chinatown.
Lanmadaw Township is home to ]Yangon Institute of Nursing
The University of Nursing, Yangon ( my, သူနာပြု တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်) ; formerly The Institute of Nursing, Yangon) is a nursing university, located in Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar, ...
, University of Medicine 1, Yangon
The University of Medicine 1, Yangon ( my, ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(၁) ရန်ကုန် ; formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, it is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B., B.S. ( ...
, and Thayettaw, a monastic complex that houses over 60 urban Buddhist monasteries (kyaung
A ''kyaung'' (, ) is a monastery ( vihara), comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Buddhist monks. Burmese ''kyaungs'' are sometimes also occupied by novice monks (samanera), lay attendants ('' kappiya''), nuns ('' thilashin''), and y ...
).
Landmarks
The following landmark buildings and structures are protected by the city.
References
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)
Townships of Yangon