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Mingala Taungnyunt Township

Field	Value
name	Mingala Taungnyunt Township
native_name	မင်္ဂလာ‌တောင်ညွန့် မြို့နယ်
official_name	Mingala Taungnyunt Township
postal_code	11221, 11222
postal_code_type	Postal codes
pushpin_map	Burma
settlement_type	Township of Yangon
image_skyline	Myanmar-Yangon-Main train station.jpg
image_caption	Yangon Central Railway Station
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Myanmar
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Yangon Region
subdivision_type2	City
subdivision_name2	Yangon
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Botataung District
area_codes	1, (80, 99: mobile)
area_total_sq_mi	1.955
population_as_of	2000
population_density_km2	auto
population_total	98,000
footnotes	YCDC
coordinates
timezone	MST
utc_offset	+6:30

Mingala Taungnyunt Township ( ; also spelled Mingalar Taung Nyunt) is a township of Yangon, Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with Dagon Township in the west, Bahan township in the north, Botataung Township in the south, Kyauktada Township in the southwest, and the Pazundaung Creek and Dawbon Township in the east.

With nearly 100,000 residents, it is one of the most populous townships in the city. Mingala Taungnyunt has 21 primary schools, two middle schools and six high schools.

Landmarks

Yangon Central Railway Station and Aung San Stadium are located on the western side of the township, near downtown. Prominent shopping places like Yuzana Plaza and Mingalar market buildings are located in the township. It also hosts attractive parks like Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Garden. Mingala Taungnyunt township was part of the original city plan laid out the British. Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.

Structure	Type	Address
Bethlehem Lutheran Church	Church	181-183 Theinbyu Road
Kandawgalay Mosque	Mosque	106 Upper Pansodan Road
Methodist Association Headquarters	Church	20-22 Alanpyapaya Road
St. Anthony's Church	Church	24 Upper Pansodan Road
Sri Hanuman Temple	Hindu Temple	21 Kanyeiktha Lane
Sri Marian Temple	Hindu Temple	Corner of Daw Thein Tin Lane and 94th Street
Sri Nagarthan Sulamani Hindu Temple	Hindu Temple	57 Factory Lane
Three-Corner Mosque	Mosque	35 Upper Pansodan Road
Yangon Central Railway Station	Railway Station	Kunchan Lane

Notable residents

Sut Ring Pan (journalist).

References

"Mingala Taungnyunt Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
(2001-10-29). "Special Reports: Heritage List". [[The Myanmar Times]].
(15 December 2025). "Strong Objection to the Long Prison Sentences Imposed on Female Journalist Sut Ring Pan and Call for Her Immediate Release". Independent Myanmar Journalists Association.

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