Shan Chaung
Shan Chaung is a village in Kamaryut Township, North Yangon District and has about 15,900 residents. Shan Chaung is situated nearby to the quarter No (4) Ward, as well as near the neighborhood FMI City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Insein Prison and Insein.
Insein Prison
Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Insein Prison is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon, the old capital of Myanmar. 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. Insein Prison is situated 2½ miles north of Shan Chaung.
Insein
Railway station
Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Insein railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in Yangon, Burma. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country and serves as a gateway for commuters traveling to and from Yangon. Insein is situated 2 miles northeast of Shan Chaung.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mayangon Township and Insein Township.
Mayangon Township
Town
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mayangon Township (Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်း မြို့နယ်; is located in the northern part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Insein Township and Mingaladon Township in the north, North Dagon Township, North Okkalapa Township… Mayangon Township is situated 1½ miles east of Shan Chaung.
Insein Township
Suburb
Insein Township is located in northern Yangon. 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. Insein Township is situated 2 miles northeast of Shan Chaung.
Hlaing Township
Suburb
Hlaing Township, also spelt Hline, is an area of Yangon, Myanmar in the West Yangon District of Yangon Region. The township is entirely urban and comprises 16 wards. In 2000, the township's population was estimated to be about 125,000. Hlaing Township is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shan Chaung.
Shan Chaung
- Type: Village with 15,900 residents
- Also known as: “Shangyaung”
- Category: locality
- Location: Kamaryut Township, North Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.85929° or 16° 51′ 34″ northLongitude
96.09316° or 96° 5′ 35″ eastPopulation
15,900Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)Open location code
7M8RV35V+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 13113900548OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1463102
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In Other Languages
“Shan Chaung” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “Shan Chaung”
- Burmese: “ရှမ်းချောင်း”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include ရှမ်းချောင်းဈေး Shan Chaung Market and Bridge Guard Police Station.
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