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Shwepyitha Township
ရွှေပြည်သာ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Shwepyitha Township
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipShwepyitha
Settled1986[1]
Area
 • Total
39.4 km2 (15.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total
203,000
 • Density5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11411
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

Shwepyitha Township (Template:Lang-my, pronounced [ʃwèpjìθà mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the northwestern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 15 wards and five village tracts, and shares borders with Htantabin Township in the north, Mingaladon Township in the east, the Yangon river in the west, and Insein Township in the south.[2] Incorporated into the city of Yangon in 1986, Shwepyitha is still largely undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.

Education

The township has 43 primary schools, three middle schools and four high schools.[2] The most famous high school is B.E.H.S no[1].[2]

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. ^ a b c d e "Shwepyitha Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.

Plus- 2016 April 28 (Many without license mortor cycles are deadly driving at night and they can be in danger themselves and they even drive while others people are asleep.)BH