Pazundaung Creek
Pazundaung Creek is a stream that empties into Yangon River. The centre of Rangoon was established at the confluence of Yangon River to the west and south and Pazundaung Creek to the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Ngamoeyeik Creek”, “Ngamoyeik Chaung”, and “Pazundaung River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Botahtaung Pagoda and Maha Bandula Bridge.
Botahtaung Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Jasoneppink, CC BY 2.0.
The Botataung Kyaik De Att Pagoda is a famous pagoda located in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, near the Yangon river. The pagoda was first built by the Mon around the same time as was Shwedagon Pagoda—according to local belief, over 2500 years ago, and was known as Kyaik-de-att in Mon language.
Maha Bandula Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Sky89, Public domain.
Maha Bandula Bridge is a major bridge in Yangon, Myanmar built in April 2001. It is named after General Maha Bandula, and crosses Pazundaung Creek just east of Yangon's central business district.
East Yangon General Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Sky89, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The East Yangon General Hospital is a public general hospital located in Botataung township, Yangon, Myanmar. It consists of a medical ward, a surgical ward, a pediatrics ward, an obstetrics and gynecology ward, an eye ward, and an ENT ward.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dawbon Township and Botataung Township.
Dawbon Township
Suburb
Dawbon Township is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township in the east, and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek.
Botataung Township
Suburb
Botataung Township is an area of Yangon, Myanmar. Named after the Botahtaung Pagoda, the township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Pazundaung Township is in the north and the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Kyauktada Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.
Mingala Taungnyunt Township
Suburb
Mingala Taungnyunt Township 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. Mingala Taungnyunt Township is situated 2 miles northwest of Pazundaung Creek.
Pazundaung Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
Discover Pazundaung Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Thai—“Pazundaung Creek” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ပုဇွန်တောင်ချောင်”
- Burmese: “ပုဇွန်တောင်ချောင်း”
- Cebuano: “Pazundaung Creek”
- Chinese: “帕尊當溪”
- Chinese: “班梭坦溪”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำปะซูนดอง”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pazundaung Creek”. Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.