Kyauktada Township ( my, ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် ) is 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 ...

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. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the east,

Seikkan Township Seikkan Township ( my, ဆိပ်ကမ်း မြို့နယ်, ) was a township located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. One of the smallest townships, Seikkan consisted of just three wards. It had a primary school and a hospital ...

and

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in the south,

Pabedan Township Pabedan Township ( my, ပန်းဘဲတန်း မြို့နယ်, ) is located in the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township is home to Bogyoke Aung San Market and Theingyi Market, two of the largest shopping centers in a ...

in the west and

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in the north. The township is home to many historic buildings, including the

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, the

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, the High Court Building, the

Strand Hotel The Strand (also known as Strand Hotel) is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar (Burma), built by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Yangon River to its south, is ...

as well as embassies of the UK and

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. Three of the tallest buildings in Yangon, the Traders Hotel (now Sule Shangri-La), the Sakura Tower, and the Center Point Tower are located in Kyauktada. Many government offices are headquartered here.

Maha Bandula Park The Maha Bandula Park or Maha Bandula Garden ( my, မဟာဗန္ဓုလ ပန်းခြံ, , also spelt Mahabandula or Mahabandoola) is a public park, located in downtown Yangon, Burma. The park is bounded by Maha Bandula Garden Street ...

across from

and the city hall is a major recreational area in the downtown area. The township has five primary schools, one middle school and one high school. Many of its school children attend high schools in nearby townships of Botataung and Pabedan.

Landmarks

As Kyauktada township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including 39 landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.

References

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