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- Kyauktan, Yangon
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Bahan Township
Bahan Township (, ) is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin township and Mayangon township in the north, Sanchaung township and Kamayut township in the west, Tamwe township in the east, and Dagon township and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south. The township has 21 primary schools, three middle schools and three high schools.
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Botataung Township
Botataung Township (, ; also Botahtaung Township) is an area of Yangon, Myanmar. Named after the Botataung Pagoda, the township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Pazundaung township is in the north and the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, Kyauktada township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.
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Burma
Burma, officially the Union of Myanmar, is the second largest country by geographical area in Southeast Asia. The country is bordered by People's Republic of China on the north-east, Laos on the east, Thailand on the south-east, Bangladesh on the west, India on the north-west and the Bay of Bengal to the south-west with the Andaman Sea defining its southern periphery. One-third of Burma's total perimeter, 1,930 kilometers (1,199 mi), forms an uninterrupted coastline.
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Dagon Township
Dagon Township (, ) is located immediately north of downtown Yangon. The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with Bahan township in the north, Ahlon township in the west, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the east, and Lanmadaw township, Latha township and Pabedan township in the south.
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Dala Township
Dala Township (, ) is located on the southern bank of Yangon river across from downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township, consisted of 23 wards, is bounded by the Yangon river in the north and east, the Twante Canal in the west, and Twante Township in the south. Despite its strategic location across downtown Yangon, the township is still largely rural and undeveloped mainly because it still lacks a bridge across the Yangon river to downtown.
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Dawbon Township
Dawbon Township (, ) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township in the east, and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek. Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge.
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East Dagon Township
East Dagon Township (also East Dagon Myothit; , ) is located in the easternmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 54 wards and three village tracts. It shares borders with Hlegu township in the north, North Dagon township in the west, and South Dagon township in the south and west. One of new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government that came to power in 1988, East Dagon is still largely undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.
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Hlaingthaya Township
Hlaingthaya Township (, ; also spelt Hlaing Tharyar Township) is located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards and nine village tracts, and shares borders with Htantabin Township in the north and west, Insein Township, Mayangon Township and Hlaing Township in the east across the Yangon River, and Twante Township in the south.
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Hlegu
Hlegu Township (, ) is a small city in Yangon Division, Myanmar about 45 km northeast of Yangon. Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi township and Taikkyi township in the west, Bago township of Bago Division in the north and east, North Okkalapa township, North Dagon township and East Dagon township in the south.
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Hmawbi Township
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Htantabin Township
Htantabin Township (, ) is located in the west central part of Yangon Division, Myanmar. The township borders with Taikkyi township in the north, Hmawbi township and Hlegu township in the east and Twante township and Shwepyitha township in the south, and Nyaungdon township of Ayeyarwady Division in the west.
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Insein Township
Insein Township (, ) is located in the northern Yangon. The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, and Mingaladon township in the east and south. Insein is home to the Insein Prison, the most notorious prison in the country that houses thousands of political prisoners.
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Kamayut Township
Kamayut Township (, ; 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 township and Kyimyindaing township in the west, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the east, and Sanchaung township in the south. The township has twelve primary schools, two middle schools and five high schools.
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Kawhmu
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Kawhmu Township
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Kayan Township
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Kungyangon Township
Kungyangon is a township of Yangon Division, the capital city of Burma. It is located in the southern area of the city.
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Kyauktada Township
Kyauktada Township (, ) 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 Yangon river in the south, Pabedan township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.
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Kyauktan Township
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Kyauktan, Yangon
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Lanmadaw Township
Lanmadaw Township (; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; ) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlon township in the west, Latha township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river 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.
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Latha Township
Latha Township (, ) 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 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.
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Mingaladon Township
Mingaladon Township (, ) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi township in the north, North Okkalapa township in the east, Insein township and Shwepyitha township in the west, and Mayangon township in the south. Mingaladon is still relatively undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.
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North Dagon Township
North Dagon Township (also North Dagon Myothit; , ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 25 wards, and shares borders with East Dagon Township in the north and east, South Okkalapa township in the west, and South Dagon township in the south. North Dagon is a relatively more developed area among the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government.
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Pabedan Township
Pabedan Township (, ) 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 all of Yangon. The township consists of eleven wards, and shares borders with Kyauktada township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, Latha township in the west and Dagon township in the north.
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Pazundaung Township
Pazundaung Township (, ) is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the northwest, Thaketa township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in the east. Pazundaung is connected to Dawbon township across the Maha Bandula Bridge. The township has nine primary schools, three middle schools and four high schools as well as a hospital. Pazundaung Market and Yegyaw Market are the main shopping bazaars of the area.
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Sanchaung Township
Sanchaung Township (, ) is located 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 township in the east, Kyimyindaing township in the west, and Dagon township and Ahlon township in the south. The township has 19 primary schools, two middle schools and four high schools.
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Seikkan Township
Seikkan Township (, ) is a township located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. One of the smallest townships, Seikkan consists of just three wards. It has a primary school and a hospital.
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Shwepyitha Township
Shwepyitha Township (, ) is located in the northwestern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 15 wards and five village tracts, and shares borders with Htantabin Township in the north, Mingaladon Township in the east, the Yangon river in the west, and Insein Township in the south. Incorporated into the city of Yangon in 1986, Shwepyitha is still largely undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.
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South Dagon Township
South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; , ) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 26 wards and three village tracts, and shares borders with North Dagon township and East Dagon Township in the north, Thingangyun township in the west across the Pazundaung Creek, the Bago River in the east, and Dagon Seikkan township in the south. South Dagon is one of the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government.
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Taikkyi
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Taikkyi Township
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Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; , ) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin township in the north, Thingangyun township and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the east, Bahan township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.
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Thaketa Township
Thaketa Township (, ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and Dawbon township in the south. The Pazundaung Creek flows through the township. Founded in 1959, Thaketa is made up largely of middle class and working class neighborhoods. The city's main sporting venues, the Thuwunna Stadium and the Thuwunna Indoor Stadium are located on the western side of the township.
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Thanlyin
Thanlyin (, or ; , ; formerly, Syriam) is a major port city of Myanmar, located across Bago River from the city of Yangon. Thanlyin Township comprises 17 quarters and 28 village tracts. It is home to the largest port in the country, Thilawa port.
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Thanlyin Township
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Thingangyun Township
Thingangyun Township (, ) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 38 wards, and shares borders with South Okkalapa township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Yankin township and Tamwe township in the west, and Thaketa township in the south. The township has 40 primary schools, four middle schools and five high schools.
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Thongwa
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Thongwa Township
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Twante Township
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Yangon
Yangon (, ; also known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") is a former capital of Myanmar (Burma) and the capital of Yangon Region (formerly Yangon Division). Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial center.
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Yangon Region
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Yankin Township
Yankin Township (, ) is located in the north-central part of Yangon. The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with Mayangon township in the north, Thingangyun township and South Okkalapa township in the east, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the west, and Tamwe township in the south. The township has 13 primary schools, seven middle schools and two high schools.
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| Twante Township တွံတေး မြို့နယ် Twantay Township |
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 Twante Township
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| Coordinates: 16°44′0″N 95°58′0″E / 16.733333°N 95.966667°E / 16.733333; 95.966667Coordinates: 16°44′0″N 95°58′0″E / 16.733333°N 95.966667°E / 16.733333; 95.966667 | |
| Country | Burma (Myanmar) |
| Region | Yangon |
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| Administrative seat | Twante |
| Population (2008)[1] | 202,221 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC6:30) |
Twante Township (Burmese: တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, pronounced: [tʊ̀ɴté mjo̰nɛ̀]) 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 administrative seat is Twante. The township is home to the Shwe Sandaw Pagoda, which holds an annual pagoda festival on the Burmese New Year.[2]
Communities[link]
The 220 villages of Twante Township are organized into 65 Village Tracts and 8 urban wards.[1]
Notes[link]
- ^ a b "Profile Twantay Township" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), April 2009
- ^ Nyein Ei Ei Htwe (2010). "Twante rocks to Shan drum beat". Myanmar Times. http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/travel/522/travel01.html. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
External links[link]
- "Twantay Township, Yangon Division" map ID: MIMU154 Twantay Township 090227 v01, February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Disaster Risk Reduction: Twantay Township" 5 July 2010, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), map showing Village Tracts
- "Twante Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
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