Lanmadaw Township

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Lanmadaw (Burmese: လမ္‌းမတော္‌မ္ရုိ့နယ္‌‌; MLCTS: lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; IPA: [lánmədɔ̀ mjo̰ʊnɛ̀] is a township or district of Yangon, the capital city of Burma. It is located in the western area of the city downtown and has a population of 37,339 in an area covering 0.543 square miles (1.41 km²).

Lanmadaw Township shares borders with Latha Township in the east, Ahlone Township in the west, Seikkan Township in the south, and Dagon Township in the north. The township has a large population of ethnic Chinese and contains 17 joss houses (Burmese bon-kyaung).

The Ministry of Energy has its headquarters in Lanmadaw Township.

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