Insein Township

Insein Township is located in northern . The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 248,000 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Insein”, “Insein township”, and “Inzein”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Insein Prison and Insein.

Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of .

Railway station
Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma.

Aerodrome
Photo: OhanaUnited, Public domain.
is the primary and busiest international airport of . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Insein Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hlaingthaya Township and Mayangon Township.

Suburb
is located in the western part of , . is situated 3 miles west of Insein Township.

Town
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located in the northern part of .

Suburb
, also spelt Hline, is an area… is situated 3½ miles south of Insein Township.

Insein Township

Latitude
16.888° or 16° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
96.1067° or 96° 6′ 24″ east
Population
248,000
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
UN/LOCODE
MM INS
Open location code
7M8RV4Q4+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1140240950
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1321937
Wiki­data ID
Q6037306
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Thai—“Insein Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်”
  • Burmese: “အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “永盛”
  • Chinese: “永盛镇区”
  • French: “Insein”
  • Japanese: “インセイン郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏအိဉ်းသေင်”
  • Polish: “Insein”
  • Russian: “Инсеин”
  • Russian: “Инсейн (район Янгона)”
  • Russian: “Инсейн”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းဢိၼ်းၸဵင်ႇ”
  • Shan: “ဢိၼ်းၸဵင်ႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Insein”
  • Thai: “อี้นเซน”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: ပေါက်တောဝ and Lann Thit Group.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Insein Post Office and Insein Park.

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