West Yangon District
West Yangon District is a district of the Yangon Region in Myanmar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Insein and Myanmar Gems Museum.
Insein
Railway station
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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.
Myanmar Gems Museum
Museum
Myanmar Gems Museum, in Yangon, Myanmar, is a museum dedicated to precious Burmese gem stones. The museum is located on the third floor of a four-story building, located near Kaba Aye Pagoda. Myanmar Gems Museum is situated 2 miles southeast of West Yangon District.
Kaba Aye Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Kaba Aye Pagoda, formally Thiri Mingala Gaba Aye Zedidaw, သီရိမင်္ဂလာကမ္ဘာအေးစေတီတော်), is a Buddhist pagoda located on Kaba Aye Road, Mayangon Township, Yangon, Myanmar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Insein Township and Mayangon Township.
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.
Mayangon Township
Town
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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…
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.
West Yangon District
- Type: district of Myanmar
- Description: district in Yangon region, Myanmar
- Location: Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to German—“West Yangon District” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရန်ကုန်အနောက်ပိုင်းခရိုင်”
- Chinese: “仰光西县”
- German: “West Yangon (Distrikt)”
- German: “West Yangon”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thamaing Railroad Station and Gyogon Railroad Station.
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