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Bahan Township

Township of Yangon, Myanmar

Field	Value
name	Bahan Township
native_name	ဗဟန်း မြို့နယ်
official_name	Bahan Township
postal_code	11201
postal_code_type	Postal codes
pushpin_map	Burma
settlement_type	Township of Yangon
image_skyline	Bahan, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio (2).jpg
imagesize	200px
image_caption	View from the Shwe Gone Daing flyover
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Myanmar
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Yangon Region
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Yangon
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Kamayut District
area_codes	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
area_total_sq_mi	3.413
population_as_of	2000
population_density_km2	auto
population_total	81,000
footnotes	YCDC
coordinates
timezone	MMT
utc_offset	6:30

Bahan Township (, ) is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township and Mayangon Township in the north, Sanchaung Township and Kamayut Township in the west, Tamwe Township in the east, and Dagon Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the south.

Bahan is one of the most prosperous townships in Yangon. Shwetaunggya (formerly, Golden Valley), Sayarsan Road and Inya Myaing are three of Yangon's most exclusive neighborhoods.

Population

Bahan Township has 96,732 residents with 51,214 female and 45,518 male residents, as of 2014 March.

Education

The township has 21 primary schools, three middle schools and three high schools.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Bahan township.

The home where former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi remained in house arrest for two decades is located in the district. The Bahan District court attempted to auction the property after the 2021 Myanmar coup d'etat multiple times and received no bidders.

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Bogyoke Aung San Museum	Museum	25 Bogyoke Museum Lane
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple	Pagoda	Shwegondaing Lane
Guanyin San Buddhist Sasana Center	Chinese Temple	136 West Shwegondaing Lane
Guanyin Si Chinese Buddhist Monastery	Chinese Buddhist Monastery	58 Arzarni Lane
Fushan Temple (福山寺)	Chinese Temple	160 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Mayor's Residence (Old)	Hotel	21 Pearl Lane	Now, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel
Mayor's Guest House (Old)	Hotel	22 Pearl Lane
Ministry of Culture Building	Office	131 Kaba Aye Pagoda Road
Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple	Pagoda	Shwegondaing Lane
Taingtaya Monastery Compound of Ngahtatgyi Monastery	Monastery
Zhonghuasi Chinese Buddhist Nunnery	Chinese Buddhist Convent	69 Old Yedashe Lane

The National League for Democracy and Air Bagan, an international airline, have their headquarters in Bahan.

References

"Bahan Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
"Bahan (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
(29 October 2001). "Special Reports: Heritage List". [[The Myanmar Times]].
(5 February 2025). "Third attempt to auction off the home of Myanmar’s ousted Aung San Suu Kyi fails to draw any bidders". AP News.
"National League for Democracy". National League for Democracy.
"Contact Us". Air Bagan.

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