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Dagon Seikkan Township

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nameDagon Seikkan Township
native_nameဒဂုံဆိပ်ကမ်း မြို့နယ်
official_nameDagon Seikkan Township
postal_code11441
postal_code_typePostal codes
pushpin_mapBurma
settlement_typeTownship of Yangon
image_skylineYangon, Myanmar (Burma) - panoramio - mohigan (8).jpg
image_captionHousing project in construction, Yadana Road
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMyanmar
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Yangon Region
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Yangon
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Dagon Myothit District
area_codes1, (80, 99: mobile)
area_total_km285.4
area_total_sq_mi32.973
population_as_of2014
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population_total167,448
footnotes
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Dagon Seikkan Township ( ) is an urban township of Yangon, Myanmar.

Geography

Dagon Seikkan Township is located in the east-central part of the city of Yangon. Dagon Seikkan Township shares borders with Hlegu Township to the north, South Dagon Township to the northwest, Thaketa Township to the southwest, and Thanlyin Township across the Bago River to the east and southeast.

Since 2007, Dagon Seikkan has been linked to Thanlyin Township by the Dagon Bridge, the second bridge to be built across the Bago River in Yangon.

Administration

, Dagon Seikkan consisted of 39 wards and five village tracts.

Demographics

Satellite communities and industry moved into the township in the 1990s, growing from a rural population of under 10,000 to almost 100,000 by 2010.

Education

, the township had 10 primary schools, two middle schools and a high school. The township is in an industrial area of the city. Nationalities Youth Resource Development Degree College, Yangon is located in the township.

Economy

The Samanea Yangon Market, a wholesale and retail market in Dagon Seikkan Township, was built in 2020.

Notes

References

  1. (28 October 2007). "Dagon Bridge inaugurated in Dagon Myothit Seikkan Township". The New Light of Myanmar.
  2. (April 2009). "Profile Dagon Myothit (Seikkan) Township". Myanmar Management Information Unit (MIMU).
  3. "Dagon Seikkan Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
  4. (6 July 2005). "Nationality Youths Resource Development Degree College (Yangon)". The New Light of Myanmar.
  5. Myint, Yee Ywal. (2020-08-20). "Samanea Market to open in November". [[The Myanmar Times]].
  6. (2020-07-28). "Samanea Yangon Market to Launch in November". Myanmar Business Today.
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