Sanchaung Township

Sanchaung Township
စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Sanchaung Township
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Sanchaung Township is located in Myanmar
Sanchaung Township
Sanchaung Township
Coordinates: 16°48′23″N 96°8′6″E / 16.80639°N 96.13500°E / 16.80639; 96.13500
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipSanchaung
Area
 • Total2.47 km2 (0.955 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total99,619
 • Density40,000/km2 (100,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11111
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

Sanchaung Township (Burmese: စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ် [sáɰ̃dʑáʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Township in the east, Kyimyindaing Township in the west, and Dagon Township and Ahlon Township in the south. The township has 19 primary schools, two middle schools and four high schools. Dagon Center I and II are shopping malls inside the township, where there are many restaurants, fashion shops, and Mingalar Cinema. Other recreational spaces include Happy World recreation center and People's Park.[1] Sanchaung is known as "Little Kachin".

  1. ^ a b "Sanchaung Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.