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Hlegu District

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nameHlegu Township
Hlegu District
native_nameလှည်းကူးမြို့နယ်
လှည်းကူးခရိုင်
postal_code_typePostal codes
settlement_typeTownship and District
image_mapHlegu district in Yangon region.svg
map_captionHlegu District in Yangon Region
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMyanmar
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Yangon Region
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Hlegu District
subdivision_type3Capital
subdivision_name3Hlegu
area_code1
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km2576.918
population_total269377
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Hlegu District လှည်းကူးခရိုင်

Hlegu Township (, ) is the only township in Hlegu District () in northern Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is northeast of the city Yangon and is largely rural. The township only has one town: the principal town of Hlegu, which has five urban wards. The rural portion of the township contains 168 villages grouped into 57 village tracts. In April 2022, the township was promoted to become its own district, splitting off from North Yangon District.

The township's Paunglin Dam and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Mingaladon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon. The township is prone to flooding from the Ngamoeyeik River and Bago River. In 2014, floods affected 3000 people in the villages of Ngwenanthar, Malit, Sinhpon, Sitpinmyauk and Yaekyaw villages. Blockages in drainage systems also caused severe flooding in Tadagyi village in rural Hlegu Towsnhip.

The new Yangon–Mandalay Expressway cuts through the township.

Borders

Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi Township and Taikkyi Township in the west, Bago Township of Bago Region in the north and east, North Okkalapa Township, North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the south.

Notes

References

  1. General Administration Department. (March 2023). "Hlegu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya".
  2. (2 May 2022). "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television.
  3. (2 May 2022). "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states".
  4. (2004-03-23). "Paunglin Dam opened". [[The New Light of Myanmar]].
  5. (7 August 2014). "Hlegu village overwhelmed by sustained floods". Democratic Voice of Burma.
  6. (2009-03-08). "Myanmar strives for improving transport link with new capital". [[Xinhua News]].
  7. (December 2007). "Myanmar States/Divisions and Townships Overview Map". Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU).
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