Hlaingthaya Township
Hlaingthayar Township
လှိုင်သာယာ | |
|---|---|
Township of Yangon | |
  Hlaingthayar Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°51′0″N 96°4′0″E / 16.85000°N 96.06667°E | |
| Country | Burma (Myanmar) |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Hlaingthaya |
| Settled | 1985[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67.4 km2 (26.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2014)[2] | |
| • Total | Over 700,000 |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11401, 11402 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[3] | |
Hlaingthaya Township (Burmese: လှိုင်သာယာ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [l̥àiɰ̃θàjà mjo̰nɛ̀]; also spelt Hlaing Tharyar Township) is located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. It was one of the biggest township in the country and it was also the most populated township. The township comprised 20 wards and nine village tracts and shared 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 Township in the south.[3]
In 2019 it was planned to split the township into two (due to violence and over-population),[4] although no official announcement could be found, the township had already been split in West and East for the 2020 Myanmar general election.
Overview
Hlaingthaya is the most developed of the new satellite towns founded in the 1980s. Hlaingthaya Industrial Zone, consisted of mostly garment and other light industries, is one of the largest industrial parks in the country. Showpiece gated communities of the wealthy like the FMI City and Pun Hlaing Garden Residences in the southeastern part of the township are the domain of the country's elite and are arguably among the best communities in the country. After Cyclone Nargis the township experienced a jump in population due to refugees.[2]
The township is connected to other parts of Yangon across the Yangon river over the Aung Zeya Bridge and the Bayinnaung Bridge, and to Twante township over the Pan Hlaing river by the Pan Hlaing Bridge.
Education
The township has 46 primary schools, 8 middle schools and 4 high schools.[3] West Yangon Technological University also maintains a campus in Hlaingthaya.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Profile Hlaingtharyar Township" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit (UNIT). April 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2009. [dead link]
- ^ a b c "Hlaingthaya Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 5 September 2005. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Government seeks to tame Hlaing Tharyar, Yangon's wild west". Frontier Myanmar. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
External links
- "Profile Hlaingtharyar Township"[permanent dead link] April 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) [dead link]
Capital: Yangon | ||
| East Yangon District |   | |
| North Yangon District | ||
| South Yangon District | ||
| West Yangon District (Downtown) | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
1 - part of South Yangon City; 2 - part of North Yangon City | ||
