Mayangon Township
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Mayangon Township is located in the northern part 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...

. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein township and Mingaladon township
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...

 in the north, North Okkalapa township
North Okkalapa Township
North Okkalapa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Mingaladon township and Mayangon township in the west, and Kamayut township, and...

 and Yankin township
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 east, the Hlaing river and Hlaingthaya township
Hlaingthaya Township
Hlaingthaya 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...

 in the west, and Kamayut township
Kamayut Township
Kamayut 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...

 and Hlaing township
Hlaing Township
Hlaing Township is an area of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 16 wards and shares borders with Mayangon township and Thamaing Creek in the north, Mayangon township and Inya Lake in the east, Kamayut township in the south and Hlaingthaya township in the west. In 2000, the township's...

 in the south. The township has 30 primary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Mayangon township.
Structure Type Address Notes
Aung Shwebontha Dhamma Beikman Monastery Monastery 9 Mile Junction, Pyay Road
Pyay Road
Pyay Road is a major thoroughfare of Yangon, Burma and the first stage of the National Highway 1 which eventually leads to Mandalay. It crosses the western-central side of the city in a north-south direction...

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
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