South Dagon Township

South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; Burmese: ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် [dəɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰ðɪʔ tàʊɰ̃báɪɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) 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 the east, and Dagon Seikkan Township in the south.[2] South Dagon is one of the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government.

South Dagon Township

ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
South Dagon Township
South Dagon Township
Coordinates: 16°51′0″N 96°14′0″E
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipSouth Dagon
Settled1989[1]
Area
 • Total79.11 km2 (30.545 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[2]
 • Total185,000
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11431, 11432, 11433, 11434
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

The township has 31 primary schools, seven middle schools and three high schools.[2] It is home to the University of Culture, Yangon.

References
  1. Kyaw Kyaw (2006). Frauke Krass; Hartmut Gaese; Mi Mi Kyi (eds.). Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. pp. 333–334. ISBN 3-8258-0042-3.
  2. "South Dagon Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
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