Pabedan Township is located in the center of downtown 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

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. 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

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.The township is home...

 in the east, Seikkan township

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.-References:...

 and Yangon river

Yangon River

The Yangon River is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea...

 in the south, Latha township

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...

 in the west and Dagon township

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.Dagon...

 in the north.

The township has three primary schools, two middle schools and three high schools.

Landmarks

As Pabedan township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
BEHS 2 Pabedan	School	124-142 Shwebontha Road
Bogyoke Aung San Market	Market	Bogyoke Aung San Road Bogyoke Aung San Road Bogyoke Aung San Road is a major road of southern Yangon, Burma. It crosses the city in a west-east direction, running parallel with Maha Bandula Road. The road contains several hospitals, Yangon General Hospital is just off the road....
Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf Mosque	Mosque	62-64 Lanmadaw Road
Former Life Insurance Corporation of India Building	Office	654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road)
Nausaripuri Mosque	Mosque	281 Shwebontha Road
Former Myanmar Railways Myanmar Railways Myanmar Railways ; also spelled Myanma Railways; formerly Burma Railways) is the state-owned agency that operates the railway network in Myanmar. The metre gauge rail network consists of 858 stations, and generally spans north to south with branch lines to east and west. MR also operates the...  Headquarters	Office	Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road and Sule Pagoda Road Sule Pagoda Road Sule Pagoda Road is a major thoroughfare of Yangon, Burma. It runs past Maha Bandula Park....
Sri Mugaparumen Hindu Temple	Temple	112-122 Shwebontha Road
Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque	Mosque	149 Shwebontha Road