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Pazundaung Township

Field	Value
name	Pazundaung Township
native_name	ပုဇွန်တောင် မြို့နယ်
official_name	Pazundaung Township
postal_code	11171
postal_code_type	Postal codes
pushpin_map	Burma
settlement_type	Township of Yangon
image_skyline	maharbandulabridgeygn.jpg
imagesize	200px
image_caption	Maha Bandula Bridge
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, (mobile: 80, 99)
area_total_sq_mi	0.391
population_as_of	2000
population_density_km2	auto
population_total	31,000
established_title	Settled
footnotes	YCDC
coordinates
timezone	MST
utc_offset	6:30

Pazundaung Township ( ) is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the northwest, Thaketa Township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in the east. Pazundaung is connected to Dawbon Township across the Maha Bandula Bridge. The township has nine primary schools, three middle schools and four high schools as well as a hospital. Pazundaung Market and Yegyaw Market are the main shopping bazaars of the area.

Etymology

The Burmese placename Pazundaung is of Mon origin; the original Mon placename Pasonde (မသုန်ဒဵု) literally translates as "five hills," consisting of Pudaw, Ma-u, Mahlwa, Peinne, and Nyaung hills.

History

After Alaungpaya annexed Dagon (now modern-day Yangon) in 1755, he appointed Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin to administer the village of Pazundaung. In 1757, Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin and the mayor of Yangon jointly renovated the Dhamma Wilatha temple in Pazundaung.

Following the annexation of Lower Burma after the First and Second Anglo-Burmese Wars, Pazundaung continued to be administered as a village. Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung documented his travels in Pazundaung after making a pilgrimage to Shwedagon Pagoda in 1874.

Population

Pazundaung Township has 48,455 residents as of 2014 with 54.3% females and 45.7% male residents.

Landmarks

Pazundaung township was the easternmost 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
Maha Vishnu Temple	Hindu Temple	137-139 51st Street
Methodist Church	Church	256 Bo Myat Tun Road
Shwebonpwint Pagoda	Pagoda	U Shwe Gone Street
Sunni Mosque of Eastern Yangon	Mosque	73 Anawrahta Road

In popular culture

Pazundaung features in "Shwebo Thanakha" (ရွှေဘိုသနပ်ခါး), a popular traditional Burmese song written by .

References

"Pazundaung Township". Yangon City Development Committee.
(2021-02-20). "ရာဇဝင်နွံထဲမှာ ကျွံကျမြုပ်ဝင်နေတဲ့ ပုဇွန်တောင်မြို့နယ်".
"Pazundaung (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
(2001-10-29). "Special Reports: Heritage List". [[The Myanmar Times]].

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