South Dagon Township

South Dagon Township
ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
South Dagon Township
South Dagon Township
Coordinates: 16°51′0″N 96°14′0″E / 16.85000°N 96.23333°ECoordinates: 16°51′0″N 96°14′0″E / 16.85000°N 96.23333°E
Country Myanmar
Division Yangon
City Yangon
Township South Dagon
Settled 1989[1]
Area
 • Total 79.11 km2 (30.545 sq mi)
Population (2000)[2]
 • Total 185,000
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC6:30)
Postal codes 11431, 11432, 11433, 11434
Area code(s) 1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; Burmese: ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် [dəɡòʊɴ mjo̰ðɪʔ tàʊɴbáɪɴ 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.

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, ed. Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. pp. 333–334. ISBN 3-8258-0042-3.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "South Dagon Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-21.