Yankin Township
ရန်ကင်း မြို့နယ် | |
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Township of Yangon | |
| Yankin Township | |
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  Yankin Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°49′25″N 96°9′46″E / 16.82361°N 96.16278°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Yankin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.030 km2 (1.9421 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 155,000 |
| • Density | 31,000/km2 (80,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11081 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[1] | |
Yankin Township (Burmese: ရန်ကင်း မြို့နယ်, pronounced [jàɰ̃ɡɪ́ɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the north-central part of Yangon. The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with Mayangon township in the north, Thingangyun township and South Okkalapa township in the east, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the west, and Tamwe township in the south. The township has 13 primary schools, seven middle schools and two high schools.[1]
Yankin is a thriving commercial hub of Yangon. Yankin Centre is a leading shopping destination in Yangon, attracting shoppers from around the city. Saya San Road is the main thoroughfare that runs through most of the important places in the township. The Kokkine Swimming Pools, and the 18-hectare (44.5-acre) Myakyuntha Amusement Park[2] are both located here. In 2008, the National Library of Myanmar moved to a new site in Yankin Township.[3] In 2011, a new children's hospital opened in the township, occupying the site of an old Ministry of Mining building.[4]
Yankin is a mix of upscale and middle class area with a multi-ethnic character. The township has a large Tamil community, and a rich collection of Hindu temples, (most of which are dedicated to Kali and Ganesh) as well as a large Chinese temple called Fushan Temple, believed to be the largest in Yangon.
The Moekaung Pagoda is the principal pagoda of the area, and the annual Moekaung Pagoda Festival attracts a number of people from around the city.
- ^ a b "Yankin Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "ရန္ကုန္ၿမိဳ့ရႇိ ျမကြၽန္းသာဥယ်ာဥ္အား ေခတ္မီဥယ်ာဥ္ႀကီးအျဖစ္ အဆင့္ျမႇင့္တင္မည္" [Renovations Planned for Myakyuntha Park]. Bi-Weekly Eleven News (in Burmese). 2010-09-25. Archived from the original on 28 September 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ Thein, Cherry (27 October 2011). "National Library moves to new location in Yankin township". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- ^ Thein, Cherry (21 March 2011). "Children's hospital opens in Yankin". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2012.