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Mingaladon Township

Township of Yangon, Myanmar

Township of Yangon, Myanmar

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nameMingaladon Township
native_nameမင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ်
official_nameMingaladon Township
other_nameMingalardon Township
postal_code11021
postal_code_typePostal codes
pushpin_mapBurma
settlement_typeTownship of Yangon
image_skylineMingaladon - panoramio (1).jpg
image_captionMingaladon from an aeroplane near Yangon Airport
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameMyanmar
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Yangon Region
subdivision_type2City
subdivision_name2Yangon
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Mingaladon District
area_code1 (mobile: n/a)
area_total_sq_mi41.14
population_as_of2000
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population_total136,000
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Mingaladon Township ( ) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi Township in the north, North Okkalapa Township in the east, Insein Township and Shwepyitha Township in the west, and Mayangon Township in the south. Mingaladon is still relatively undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.

Mingaladon is home to the Yangon International Airport and the Hlawga National Park

Etymology

The Burmese place name Mingaladon (မင်္ဂလာဒုံ) is a portmanteau of two words: Pali mangala ("blessed") and Mon {{Script/mnw-Mymr|ဍုၚ်}} (, "town").

Climate

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Transport

Mingaladon's Aung Mingala Bus Terminal serves all the highway buses to all major cities and towns in the country, except for those in the Ayeyarwady Division.

Mingaladon Air Base

Mingaladon is home to an air base (ICAO: VYHB) of the Myanmar Air Force, formerly called 502 Air Base.

Education

The University of Computer Studies, Yangon, one of the country's best universities, is located in the western part of the township on the west bank of Hlawga National Park. The township is also home to the Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science.

References

References

  1. "Mingaladon Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
  2. Hopple, Paulette. (May 2003). "The Structure of Nominalization in Burmese". University of Texas at Arlington.
  3. "Getting Around Yangon". Myanmar's Net.
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