Pabedan Township ( my, ပန်းဘဲတန်း မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the center 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 ...
,
Myanmar
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. The township is home to
Bogyoke Aung San Market and
Theingyi Market, two of the largest shopping centers in all of Yangon. The township consists of eleven wards, and shares borders with
Kyauktada township
Kyauktada Township ( my, ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် ) is the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the east, Seikkan Township and ...
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,
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 west and
Dagon township in the north.
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The township has three primary schools, two middle schools, three high schools., and BEHS 2 Pabedan.
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Landmarks
As Pabedan township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.
Gallery
Image:Myanmar-Yangon-Bogyoke market.jpg, Bogyoke Aung San Market
Image:01-yangon-calles-d02.jpg, Theingyi Market—Hall C
References
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)
Townships of Yangon