Myanmar
Yangon
West Yangon District

Sanchaung Township

Sanchaung Township is in the north central part of . The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with in the north, Kamayut township and in the east, in the west, and and in the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 78,900 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Sanchaung” and “Sanchaung township”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and National Museum.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Argenberg, CC BY 4.0.
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, is a gilded located in , Myanmar.

Museum
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The of Myanmar, located in , , is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in .

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Kyimyindaing 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
Photo: Aungphone, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is located in the western part of , and shares borders with in the north, the Yangon River and in the west, Sanchaung Township in the east, and in the south. It consists of 21 wards.

Suburb
is located in east central , . The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with in the north, and in the east, in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south. is situated 3 miles east of Sanchaung Township.

Sanchaung Township

Latitude
16.8062° or 16° 48′ 22″ north
Longitude
96.1321° or 96° 7′ 56″ east
Population
78,900
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
7M8RR44J+FV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 419887221
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11154111
Wiki­data ID
Q7415614
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Swedish—“Sanchaung Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “စမ်းချောင်း မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “စမ်းချောင်း”
  • Burmese: “စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “叁羌”
  • Chinese: “叁羌镇区”
  • Chinese: “叄羌鎮區”
  • Japanese: “サンチャウン郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏသန်းဆျောင်း”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းၸၢၼ်းၶျွင်း”
  • Shan: “ၸၢၼ်းၶျွင်း၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Sanchaung”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kyun Taw (Middle) Ward and Kyun Taw (North) Ward.

Notable Places Nearby

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