North Dagon Township is located in the eastern 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...

, Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. The township comprises 25 wards, and shares borders with East Dagon Township

East Dagon Township

East Dagon Township 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...

 in the north and east, South Okkalapa township

South Okkalapa Township

South Okkalapa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 13 wards, and shares borders with North Okkalapa township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Yankin township in the west, and Kamayut township, and Thingangyun township in the south. South...

 in the west, and South Dagon township

South 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...

 in the south. North Dagon is a relatively more developed area among the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government

State Peace and Development Council

The State Peace and Development Council was the official name of the military regime of Burma , which seized power in 1988. On 30 March 2011, Senior General Than Shwe signed a decree to officially dissolve the Council....

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The township has 24 primary schools, one middle school and four high schools. Dagon University

Dagon University

Dagon University , located in North Dagon, Yangon, is one of the largest universities in Myanmar. The university, established in 1993, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in liberal arts and sciences to full-time, part-time and online students. Dagon University also offers a full-time four-year...

, the largest undergraduate university in the city, is located in the central part of the township.

North Dagon is connected to the mainland Yangon across the Pazundaung Creek by the Panglong Bridge and the Ba Htoo Bridge. Yangon Circular Railway

Yangon Circular Railway

Yangon Circular Railway is the local commuter rail network that serves the Yangon metropolitan area. Operated by Myanmar Railways, the 39-station loop system connects satellite towns and suburban areas to the city. The railway has about 200 coaches, runs 20 times and sells 100,000 to 150,000...

runs a rail service between Dagon University and downtown Yangon.