Myanmar
Yangon
West Yangon District

Bahan Township

Bahan Township is located in the north central part of . The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with and in the north, and in the west, in the east, and and in the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 78,100 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Bahan” and “Bahan 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 .

Zoo
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in . Located immediately north of downtown near , the 70-acre recreational park also includes a museum of natural history, an aquarium and an amusement park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Tamwe Township.

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, 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 east central , . The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with in the north, and in the east, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.

Suburb
is a township of , Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with in the west, Bahan township in the north, in the south, in the southwest, and the and in the east.

Bahan Township

Latitude
16.8061° or 16° 48′ 22″ north
Longitude
96.1513° or 96° 9′ 5″ east
Population
78,100
Elevation
112 feet (34 metres)
Open location code
7M8RR542+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 419887027
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11154112
Wiki­data ID
Q4842413
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Shan—“Bahan Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဗဟန်း မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “ဗဟန်း”
  • Burmese: “ဗဟန်းမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “巴汉”
  • Chinese: “巴漢鎮區”
  • French: “canton de Bahan”
  • French: “Canton de Bahan”
  • French: “township de Bahan”
  • German: “Bahan Township”
  • Hebrew: “באהאן”
  • Japanese: “バハン郡区”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bahan Township”
  • Scots: “Bahan Tounship”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းပႁၢၼ်း”
  • Shan: “ပႁၢၼ်း၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Shwe Gon Taing (West) Ward and Yae Tar Shey Ward.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include City Mart and Embassy of Singapore.

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