Hlaing Township
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.- Type: Suburb with 119,000 residents
- Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Hlaing”, “Hlaing township”, and “Hline Township”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sa Lin Stadium and Myanmar Gems Museum.
Sa Lin Stadium
Stadium
Salin Stadium (Burmese: စလင်း အားကစားကွင်း is a multi-use stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 3,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football and track and field competitions. Sa Lin Stadium is situated 2 miles south of Hlaing Township.
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 2½ miles east of Hlaing Township.
Kaba Aye Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Kaba Aye Pagoda, formally Thiri Mingala Gaba Aye Zedidaw, is a Buddhist pagoda located on Kaba Aye Road, Mayangon Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The pagoda was built in 1952 by U Nu in preparation for the Sixth Buddhist Council that he held from 1954 to 1956. Kaba Aye Pagoda is situated 2½ miles northeast of Hlaing Township.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yangon and Mayangon Township.
Yangon
Photo: Thettin684, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Yangon, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005.
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…
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 3½ miles north of Hlaing Township.
Hlaing Township
- Categories: township of Myanmar and locality
- Location: West Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.8431° or 16° 50′ 35″ northLongitude
96.1234° or 96° 7′ 24″ eastPopulation
119,000Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
7M8RR4VF+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 4024738214OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11154046Wikidata ID
Q5873471
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Swedish—“Hlaing Township” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “လှိုင် မြို့နယ်”
- Burmese: “လှိုင်”
- Burmese: “လှိုင်မြို့နယ်”
- Chinese: “莱”
- Chinese: “萊鎮區”
- Japanese: “ライン郡区”
- Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏလုဲင်”
- Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းလႅင်ႇ”
- Shan: “လႅင်ႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
- Swedish: “Hlaing”
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