Shangon

Shangon is a locality in , . Shangon is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yangon International Airport and Insein Prison.

Aerodrome
is the primary and busiest of . The airport is located in township, 15 kilometres north of central .

Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of . From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents.

Railway station
Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country and serves as a gateway for commuters traveling to and from Yangon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Mingaladon Township.

Suburb
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.

Suburb
is located in the northernmost part of , . The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the east, and in the west, and in the south. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shangon.

Town
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
(Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ်; is located in the northern part of . The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with and in the north, , … is situated 2½ miles south of Shangon.

Shangon

Latitude
16.905° or 16° 54′ 18″ north
Longitude
96.11523° or 96° 6′ 55″ east
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
7M8RW448+23
Geo­Names ID
1463086
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