Mayangon_Township Knowpia

Mayangon Township

မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ်
Mayangon Township မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
	Mayangon Township
	Coordinates: 16°49′0″N 96°6′0″E / 16.81667°N 96.10000°E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Yangon
City	Yangon
Township	Mayangon
Area
• Total	25.34 km2 (9.782 sq mi)
Population (2000)
• Total	137,000
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11061, 11062, 11063
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
	YCDC

Mayangon Township (Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ် [məjáɰ̃ɡóʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]; is located in the northern part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein Township and Mingaladon Township in the north, North Dagon Township, North Okkalapa Township, South Okkalapa Township and Yankin Township in the east, the Hlaing river, Hlaing Township and Hlaingthaya Township in the west, and Kamayut Township and Bahan Township in the south. The township has 30 primary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools.

One of the upscale neighbourhoods such as Parami is included in Mayangon Township.^[1]

Landmarks edit

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Mayangon township.^[2]

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Aung Shwebontha Dhamma Beikman Monastery	Monastery	9 Mile Junction, Pyay Road
Kaba Aye Pagoda	Pagoda	Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Kyaik Kale Pagoda	Pagoda	Yangon-Pyay Road
Kyaik Kalo Pagoda	Pagoda	Yangon-Pyay Road
Kyaik Waing Pagoda	Pagoda	Kyaik Waing Pagoda Road
St Edward's Roman Catholic Church	Church	Yangon-Pyay Road
St George's Anglican Church	Church	Yangon-Pyay Road
Tatmadaw Orthopedic Hospital	Hospital	Yangon-Pyay Road	Former military officers training school

^ ^a ^b "Mayangon Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.