Myanmar
Yangon
East Yangon District

Yankin Township

Yankin Township is located in the north-central part of . The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with Mayangon township in the north, Thingangyun township and South Okkalapa township in the east, the , Bahan township and Mayangon township in the west, and Tamwe township in the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 96,700 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Yankin” and “Yankin township”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thuwunna Stadium and Embassy Of The United States.

Stadium
Photo: Ranking Update, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium, simply known as the , is a multi-purpose stadium located in , . It is the venue of choice for most national and international football and track and field competitions.

Government office
The of America in Rangoon represents the official diplomatic mission of the American government in Burma, provides assistance to American citizens and issues visas to foreign nationals, for the purposes of visiting and immigration.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Colegota, CC BY-SA 2.5 es.
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is the most well-known Buddhist temple in , , , . It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and South Okkalapa Township.

Photo: Thettin684, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by in 2005.

Suburb
is located in the eastern part of . The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the east, Yankin Township in the west and in the south.

Suburb
is located in east central , . The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, and in the east, in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south. is situated 2½ miles south of Yankin Township.

Yankin Township

Latitude
16.8375° or 16° 50′ 15″ north
Longitude
96.1643° or 96° 9′ 52″ east
Population
96,700
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
7M8RR5Q7+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4024692431
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10630435
Wiki­data ID
Q8048815
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Yankin Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကင်း မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကင်း”
  • Burmese: “ရန်ကင်းမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “仰景”
  • Chinese: “仰景镇区”
  • Japanese: “ヤンキン郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏယန်ကိဉ်း”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းယၢၼ်ႇၵိၼ်း”
  • Shan: “ယၢၼ်ႇၵိၼ်း၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Yankin”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as No (11) Ward and No (14) Ward.

Notable Places Nearby

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Yankin Township”. Photo: U Zaw Naing, CC BY-SA 4.0.