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Botataung Township

Township of Yangon, Myanmar

Township of Yangon, Myanmar

FieldValue
nameBotahtaung Township
native_nameဗိုလ်တစ်ထောင် မြို့နယ်
official_nameBotahtaung Township
postal_code11161, 11162, 11163
postal_code_typePostal codes
pushpin_mapBurma
settlement_typeTownship of Yangon
image_skylineThe Secretariat 02.jpg
image_captionThe Secretariat and city block
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMyanmar
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Yangon Region
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Yangon
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Botataung District
area_codes1 (mobile: 80, 99)
area_total_sq_mi0.92
population_as_of2000
population_density_km2auto
population_total42,000
established_titleSettled
footnotesYCDC
coordinates
elevation_ft6
timezoneMST
utc_offset6:30

Botataung Township ( ; also Botahtaung Township) is an area of Yangon, Myanmar. Named after the Botahtaung Pagoda, the township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Pazundaung Township is in the north and the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Kyauktada Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.

The township has five primary schools, two middle schools, six high schools and a university. The township is home to three public and three private hospitals, including East Yangon General Hospital, also called Gandhi Hospital, one of the major hospitals in Yangon. One of the country's two Burmese language dailies Kyemon, is based out of here. (The township used to boast four national dailies--Kyemon, and the now defunct newspapers, The Botathaung and Loketha Pyithu Neizin, the Burmese-language version of the Working People's Daily.)

Basic Education High School 6 Botahtaung

In October 2012, Pearl Land Company won a rental bid from the Myanma Port Authority to redevelop the Botahtaung jetty into a recreation area with hotels.

Population

As of March 2018, population in Botataung Township is reported to be around 40,000 with a majority of females being over 21,000 and males being over 18,000.

Landmarks

As Botahtaung township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it still has many colonial era buildings. Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Botahtaung PagodaPagodaStrand RoadOriginal arrival place of 8 strands of the Buddha hair relic. Today, contains one hair of the Buddha encased in a unique, hollow chedi restored after World War II. Also features a Buddha image recovered from the British in 1948.
Ciyin Baptist ChurchChurch152 Bo Myat Tun Road
Compressor Station233-237 Maha Bandula Road
Ministers' Building (Secretariat)Government office300 Theinbyu Roadtitle=Walk through Yangon's Heritage: Six Historical Tours through downtown Yangonpublisher=Yangon Heritage Trust and Yangon Directorylocation=22-24 Pansodan St., First Floor/Kauktada Township/Yangon, Myanmartype=Pamphlet}} The site of Gen. Aung San's assassination in 1947. No longer in use.
BEHS 2 BotahtaungSchool152 Bo Myat Tun Roadformerly, St. Peter's High School
BEHS 4 BotahtaungSchool300 Theinbyu Roadformerly, St. Mary's Convent School
BEHS 5 BotahtaungSchoolCorner of Anawrahta Road and 45 street
BEHS 6 BotahtaungSchoolAnawrahta Roadformerly, St. Paul's English High School
Printing & Publishing Enterprise228 Theinbyu Road
St. Mary's CathedralChurch372 Bo Aung Kyaw RoadLargest cathedral in Myanmar

References

References

  1. "Botahtaung Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
  2. (19 October 2012). "Pearl Land Favourite to Win Ygn Float Hotel Bid". Myanmar Update.
  3. (22 October 2012). "Pearl Land Co offers 100 million kyats monthly to win tender for hotel services". Weekly Eleven.
  4. "Township Profiles {{!}} MIMU".
  5. (2001-10-29). "Special Reports: Heritage List". [[The Myanmar Times]].
  6. "Walk through Yangon's Heritage: Six Historical Tours through downtown Yangon". Yangon Heritage Trust and Yangon Directory.
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