Dagon Seikkan Township
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Dagon Seikkan Township is an urban township
of Yangon
, Burma (Myanmar). Located in the east-central part of the city of Yangon (Rangoon)
. Satellite communities and industry moved into the township in the 1990s, growing from a rural population of under 10,000 to almost 100,000 by 2010. , Dagon Seikkan consisted of 39 wards and five village tracts. , the township had 10 primary schools, two middle schools and a high school. The township is in an industrial area of the city. Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree College is located in the township.
, Dagon Seikkan is linked to Thanlyin Township by the Dagon Bridge, the second bridge to be built across the Bago River
at Yangon.
to the northwest, Thaketa Township
to the southwest, and Thanlyin Township to the east and southeast. It borders on the Bago River
to the east and southeast.
Townships of Burma
Townships are the third-level administrative divisions of Burma. They are the sub divisions of the Districts of Burma. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit , as of December 2007, there are 325 townships of Burma...
of Yangon
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . 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...
, Burma (Myanmar). Located in the east-central part of the city of Yangon (Rangoon)
Yangon
Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . 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...
. Satellite communities and industry moved into the township in the 1990s, growing from a rural population of under 10,000 to almost 100,000 by 2010. , Dagon Seikkan consisted of 39 wards and five village tracts. , the township had 10 primary schools, two middle schools and a high school. The township is in an industrial area of the city. Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree College is located in the township.
, Dagon Seikkan is linked to Thanlyin Township by the Dagon Bridge, the second bridge to be built across the Bago River
Bago River
Bago River is a river of southern Burma. It flows through Bago and Yangon. It arises in the hills of the Pegu Range and flows into the Myitmaka River which below that point is called the Yangon River.-References:...
at Yangon.
Borders
Dagon Seikkan Township shares borders with Hlegu Township to the north, South Dagon TownshipSouth Dagon Township
South Dagon Township 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...
to the northwest, Thaketa Township
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,...
to the southwest, and Thanlyin Township to the east and southeast. It borders on the Bago River
Bago River
Bago River is a river of southern Burma. It flows through Bago and Yangon. It arises in the hills of the Pegu Range and flows into the Myitmaka River which below that point is called the Yangon River.-References:...
to the east and southeast.