Latha Township ( my, လသာ မြို့နယ်, ) 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
Lanmadaw township in the west,
Pabedan township 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 ten wards and is home to three primary schools, one middle school and two high schools.
[ Lanmadaw and Latha Townships make up the Yangon Chinatown.
]
Population
Latha Township is populated with a total of 25,057 people among which 42.8% male residents and 57.2% female residents as of 2014.
Landmarks
Latha township has many colonial period buildings, many of which are protected by the city.
Gallery
References
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)
Townships of Yangon