Administration

• Taungoo District Peace and Development Council - List of Six Townships
• Taungoo Township Peace and Development Council
• Taungoo Ward Peace and Development Council - 22 Wards
• Taungoo Municipal
• District and Township Immigration Dept
• Myanmar Timber Enterprise
• Finance and Tax Dept
• Civil Engineering Dept
• District and Township Education Dept
• Health Dept
• District and Township Forestry Dept
• MPPE
• Taungoo Correctional Dept. Taungoo Prison
• Taungoo Quarry Camp
• Taungoo Post Office
• Taungoo TeleCom station
• Myanmar Television Sub-station
• Myawady Television Sub-station
• Union Solidarity and Development Association
• Myanmar Maternal Children’s Welfare Association
• Myanmar Women Affair Federation
• Division 5 Railways Office
• Taungoo Township and District Courts
• Taungoo Weather Station

Emergency

1. No.1 Police Station Taungoo - 199
2. No.2 Police Station Taungoo - 199
3. District Police Force
4. Township Police Force
5. No.5 Railways Police Force
6. Taungoo Motor Vehicle Police Station
7. District Fire Station - 191
8. Township Fire Station - 192
9. Myanmar Red Cross Society - Ambulance

Military

1. Southern Command - Kaytu Myothit
2. Taungoo Air Force Base
3. Amoury Division - Oak Twin
4. Artillery Division - Oak Twin
5. Police Battalion, Taungoo - Training School
6. No.(3) Field Medical Battalion

Investigation

• Military Intelligence No.3 (MI)
• Special Intelligence (Special Branch) SB
• Bureau of special investigations (BSI)
• Secret Police

Demographics

Taungoo's population is estimated be about 121,000. The population was 66000 in 1983 when the last official census in Myanmar was conducted. The Bamar

Bamar

The Bamar are the dominant ethnic group of Burma , constituting approximately two-thirds of the population. The Bamar live primarily in the Irrawaddy basin, and speak the Burmese language, which is also the official language of Burma. Bamar customs and identity are closely intertwined with general...

 (Burmans) make up the majority with a significant Kayin (Karen) population on the eastern side of the city. The Chinese

Burmese Chinese

The Burmese Chinese or Chinese Burmese are a group of overseas Chinese born or raised in Burma . Although the Chinese officially make up three percent of the population, the actual figure is believed to be much higher...

, Indians

Burmese Indians

Burmese Indians are a group of people of Indian subcontinental ethnicity who live in Myanmar . While Indians have lived in Burma for many centuries, most of the ancestors of the current Burmese Indian community emigrated to Burma from the start of British rule in the mid 19th century to the...

, Shan and Kayah people make up the rest. The majority of residents are Theravada Buddhists, followed by Baptist

Baptist

Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...

 and Roman Catholic Christians. Taungoo is home to a number of Karen Christian association headquarters and 15 churches. Taungoo today is the best known as the home of Okkthar United FC, the football team in Myanmar.

Transport

The main transport options to Taungoo is rail and motorways. The Taungoo Railway Station is on the main north line of 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...

, and the Taungoo Highway Bus Station is served by domestic bus lines. Taungoo Airport is the area's only airport, and served only by Myanma Airways

Myanma Airways

Myanma Airways Corporation is the national flag carrier and state-owned airline of Myanmar, based in Yangon. It operates scheduled services to all major domestic destinations. Its main base is Yangon International Airport.- History :...

 with regular flights to 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...

, Mandalay

Mandalay

Mandalay is the second-largest city and the last royal capital of Burma. Located north of Yangon on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, the city has a population of one million, and is the capital of Mandalay Region ....

, Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw

Naypyidaw is the capital city of Burma, also known as Myanmar. It is administered as the Naypyidaw Union Territory, as per the 2008 Constitution. On 6 November 2005, the administrative capital of Myanmar was officially moved to a greenfield 3.2 km west of Pyinmana, and approximately...

, Loikaw

Loikaw

Loikaw is the capital of Kayah State in Burma . It is located near the State's northern tip, just above an embayment on the Pilu River. The inhabitants are mostly Kayah...

, Tachilek, and Taunggyi

Taunggyi

-Transportation:The main access to Taunggyi is by road. A railway line that passes through Taunggyi was recently built in 1995, but at the moment it offers no passenger service. Regular railway passenger service to the rest of the country is through the town of Shwenyaung, twelve miles to the...

. Intra-city transport is mainly through a circular railway line which serves around the Taungoo District

Taungoo District

Taungoo District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma . The capital lies at Taungoo.-History:...

 and bus lines, which serve downtown, and suburban areas.

There are two main bridges: Sittaung Bridge and Kaphaung Bridge.

Education

Taungoo has six high schools, four public universities, a divinity school and two nursing/midwifery training schools.

1. Taungoo University
   Taungoo University
   Taungoo University or the University of Taungoo is a public liberal arts university, located in Taungoo, Bago Division, Myanmar. The university mainly offers bachelor's and master's degree programs in liberal arts and sciences, and law, mostly to students from the Taungoo District and its...
   
   
2. Taungoo Educational College
   Taungoo Educational College
   Taungoo Educational College is located at Taungoo, Bago Division, Myanmar. It situated along the bank of the moat. Formerly it was the Convent High School under the Taungoo, Roman Catholic Diocese. After nationalized, it became Teacher's Training College...
   
   
3. Computer University, Taungoo
   Computer University, Taungoo
   Computer University, Taungoo is located at Taungoo, Bago Division, Myanmar. It was formerly known as Government Computer College, Taungoo. In 2007, it has been upgraded to the University level.-Departments:*Department of*Department of English...
   
   
4. Technological University, Taungoo
5. Taungoo Nursing Training School
6. Taungoo Midwifery Training School
7. Paku Divinity School
   Paku Divinity School
   The Paku Divinity School is a Baptist Christian bible school located in Taungoo, Bago Division, Myanmar. The PDS is the First Divinity School in Taungoo. The campus can be accessed from both Myo Gyi Road and Boundary Road. The original dormitories of Men and Women Hall are still in use as is PCC...
   
   

Healthcare

1. Taungoo General Hospital
2. Taungoo Railways Hospital
3. Thaw Thee Ko Clinic
4. Ketu Clinic

Major sites

1. Thargaya Elephant Camp
2. Kandawggyi Garden
3. Kaytumaddy Garden
4. Kaphaung Creek Bridge
5. Sittaung Bridge
6. Electronic Library
7. Taungoo Gym
8. Taungoo Stadium
9. Kha Baung Hall
10. Taungoo Municipal Market
11. Taungoo Market
12. Bayinnaung Market
13. Kayinmazay Market
14. Win Cinema
15. Bayinnaung Cinema

Pagodas

1. Shwesandaw Pagoda
   Shwesandaw Pagoda
   The Shwesandaw Pagoda is a Buddhist pagoda located in Bagan, Burma. The pagoda contains a series of five terraces, topped with a cylindrical stupa, which has a bejewelled umbrella . The pagoda was built by King Anawrahta in 1057, and once contained terra cotta tiles depicting scenes from the Jataka...
   
   
2. Myasigon Pagoda
3. Kaungmudaw Pagoda
4. Mya Saw Nyi-Naung Pagoda

External links

• http://www.most.gov.mm/taungootu/index.php
• http://www.ucsy.edu.mm/taungoocu/
• http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks08/0800051h.html
• http://www.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmField&Year=9999&AdmFieldID=CMYM
• http://www.anglicancommunion.org/tour/diocese.cfm?Idind=338&view=alpha
• http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/taun1.htm
• http://www.myanmarteldir.com/index.htm