Hlaingthaya Township

Hlaingthaya Township is located in the western part of , . In the 2010s, it was the most populous townships in the country. The township contained 15% of Yangon's urban population and had a major industrial and factory presence.
  • Suburb with about 688,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
  • Description: former township of Yangon in Burma, which split into East and West
  • Also known as
    “Hlaing Thar Yar”
    “Hlaing Thar Yar Township”
    “Hlaingtharya Township”
    “Hlaingthaya”
    “Hlinethaya Township”

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is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Mayangon Township.
Suburb
is located in northern .
3 miles east of Hlaingthaya Township
is located in the northern part of .
3½ miles east of Hlaingthaya Township
Suburb
is located in the northwestern part of , .
5 miles north of Hlaingthaya Township
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Latitude
16.8764° or 16° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
96.0633° or 96° 3′ 48″ east
Open location code
7M8RV3G7+H8
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Hlaingthaya Township” goes by many names.
လှိုင်သာယာBurmese
လှိုင်သာယာ မြို့နယ်Burmese
莱达雅Chinese
萊達雅鎮區Chinese
ラインタヤ郡区Japanese
ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏလုဲင်တာယာPa'o Karen
ХлаингтаяRussian
ၸႄႈဝဵင်းလႅင်ႇတႃႇယႃႇShan
လႅင်ႇတႃႇယႃႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်းShan
HlaingtharyaSwedish

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