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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 688,000 residents
  • Description: former township of Yangon in Burma, which split into East and West
  • Also known as: “Hlaing Thar Yar”, “Hlaing Thar Yar Township”, “Hlaing Tharyar”, “Hlaing Tharyar Township”, “Hlaingtharya Township”, “Hlaingthaya”, and “Hlinethaya Township”

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Mayangon Township.

Suburb
is located in northern . is situated 3 miles east of Hlaingthaya Township.

Town
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located in the northern part of . is situated 3½ miles east of Hlaingthaya Township.

Suburb
is located in the northwestern part of , . is situated 5 miles north of Hlaingthaya Township.

Hlaingthaya Township

Latitude
16.8764° or 16° 52′ 35″ north
Longitude
96.0633° or 96° 3′ 48″ east
Population
688,000
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
7M8RV3G7+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1140244835
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
8740157
Wiki­data ID
Q5873484
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Hlaingthaya Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “လှိုင်သာယာ မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “လှိုင်သာယာ”
  • Burmese: “လှိုင်သာယာမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “莱达雅”
  • Chinese: “萊達雅鎮區”
  • Japanese: “ラインタヤ郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏလုဲင်တာယာ”
  • Russian: “Хлаингтая”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းလႅင်ႇတႃႇယႃႇ”
  • Shan: “လႅင်ႇတႃႇယႃႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Hlaingtharya”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: No (8) Ward and No (6) Ward.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hlaingtharyar Township Hospital and Hlaing Thar Yar Town Hall.

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