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'''Hlegu''' is a city 28 miles (45 km) northeast of [[Rangoon]], and home of the [[Hlegu Education College]]. |
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|population_footnotes = <ref name=mp>{{cite journal | title=Thanlyin-Kyauktan Area | author=Thaw Kaung | url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1996/9-96/tha.htm | date=September 1996 | work=Myanmar Perspectives | publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar}}</ref> |
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'''Hlegu''' ({{lang-my|လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်}}) is a city in [[Yangon Division]], [[Myanmar]] about 45 km northeast of [[Yangon]]. Hlegu township shares borders with [[Hmawbi township]] and [[Taikkyi township]] in the west, [[Bago township]] of [[Bago Division]] in the north and east, [[North Okkalapa township]], [[North Dagon township]] and [[East Dagon township]] in the south.<ref name=mt>{{cite paper | title=Myanmar States/Divisions and Townships Overview Map | url=http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf | publisher=Myanmar Information Management Unit | date=December 2007 | location=[[Yangon]]}}</ref> |
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{{coord|17.09374|N|96.220444|E|source:dewiki_region:MM_type:city|format=dms|display=title}} |
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The township's [[Paunglin Dam]] and [[Ngamoeyeik Reservoir]] supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Yangon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.<ref>{{cite news | title=Paunglin Dam opened | url=http://missions.itu.int/~myanmar/04nlm/n040323.htm | work=[[The New Light of Myanmar]] | date=2004-03-23}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Yangon Division]] |
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The new [[Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway]] cuts through the township.<ref>{{cite news | title=Myanmar strives for improving transport link with new capital | url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6608931.html | date=2009-03-08 | publisher=[[Xinhua News]]}}</ref> |
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{{Yangon-geo-stub}} |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Yangon Division}} |
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{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}} |
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[[Category:Townships of Yangon Division]] |
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[[Category:Yangon Division]] |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in the Yangon Division]] |
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[[de:Hlegu]] |
[[de:Hlegu]] |
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Revision as of 01:46, 15 September 2009
Hlegu
လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ် | |
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City | |
| City of Hlegu | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Hlegu |
| Township | Hlegu |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Area code | 1 |
Hlegu (Burmese: လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်) is a city in Yangon Division, Myanmar about 45 km northeast of Yangon. Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi township and Taikkyi township in the west, Bago township of Bago Division in the north and east, North Okkalapa township, North Dagon township and East Dagon township in the south.[2]
The township's Paunglin Dam and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Yangon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.[3]
The new Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway cuts through the township.[4]
References
- ^ Thaw Kaung (September 1996). "Thanlyin-Kyauktan Area". Myanmar Perspectives. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar.
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions and Townships Overview Map" (PDF). Yangon: Myanmar Information Management Unit. December 2007.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Paunglin Dam opened". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-03-23.
- ^ "Myanmar strives for improving transport link with new capital". Xinhua News. 2009-03-08.
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 | ||
