Insein Township
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Insein Prison and Yangon International Airport.
Insein Prison
Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Insein Prison is located in Yangon Division, near Yangon, the old capital of Myanmar. From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents.
Yangon International Airport
Aerodrome
Yangon International Airport is the primary and busiest international airport of Myanmar. The airport is located in Mingaladon township, 15 kilometres north of central Yangon. Yangon International Airport is situated 2½ miles east of Insein Township.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hlaingthaya Township and Mayangon Township.
Hlaingthaya Township
Suburb
Hlaingthaya Township is located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. 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. Hlaingthaya Township is situated 3 miles southwest of Insein Township.
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… Mayangon Township is situated 2½ miles southeast of Insein Township.
Insein Township
- Type: Locality with 249,000 residents
- Also known as: “Insein”
- Location: North Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
16.9026° or 16° 54′ 9″ northLongitude
96.1013° or 96° 6′ 5″ eastPopulation
249,000Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
7M8RW432+2GGeoNames ID
11154050
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In Other Languages
“Insein Township” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “အင္းစိန္ ၿမိဳ႕နယ္”
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