Myanmar
Yangon
West Yangon District

Latha Township

Latha Township is located in the western part of downtown , and shares borders with Lanmadaw township in the west, Pabedan township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, and Dagon township in the north.
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  • Type: Suburb with 27,200 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
  • Also known as: “La Thar”, “Latha”, and “Lathar”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Sule Pagoda.

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.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Burmese Buddhist located in the heart of downtown , occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography.

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 .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Mingala Taungnyunt 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 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.

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 2½ miles northeast of Latha Township.

Latha Township

Latitude
16.7763° or 16° 46′ 35″ north
Longitude
96.1505° or 96° 9′ 2″ east
Population
27,200
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
7M8RQ5G2+G5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3548919532
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11154153
Wiki­data ID
Q5569496
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Satellite Map

Discover Latha Township from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Urdu—“Latha Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “လသာ မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “လသာ”
  • Burmese: “လသာမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “拉达”
  • Chinese: “拉達鎮區”
  • Japanese: “ラタ郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏလတာ”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းလႃႉတႃႇ”
  • Shan: “လႃႉတႃႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Urdu: “لاتہا ٹاؤنشپ”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as No (4) Ward and No (6) Ward.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Latha Township Police Station and Longshan Temple.

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