North Okkalapa Township
မြောက်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် | |
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Township of Yangon | |
| North Okkalapa Township | |
  North Okkalapa Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°49′0″N 96°6′0″E / 16.81667°N 96.10000°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | North Okkalapa |
| Settled | 1959[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.3 km2 (10.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 243,000 |
| • Density | 8,600/km2 (22,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | (11031, 11032) |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99)l |
| YCDC[2] | |
North Okkalapa Township (Burmese: မြောက်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် [mjaʊʔ ʔoʊʔkəlàpa̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu Township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Mingaladon Township and Mayangon Township in the west, and Kamayut Township, and Mayangon and South Okkalapa Townships in the south.[2] North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959.[1] Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. It is located in the 5 to 30 minute drive zone to Yangon International Airport, the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar, located in Mingaladon Township. For those who loves local trips, Aung Mingalar Highway Bus Station is located within 30 min drive zone from the township.
- ^ a b 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 "North Okkalapa Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.