Thaketa Township

Thaketa Township is located in the eastern part of , . The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and in the south.
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  • Type: Suburb with 222,000 residents
  • Description: township of Yangon in Yangon Region, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “Thakayta”, “Thaketa”, “Thaketa township”, “Thar Kay Ta”, and “Tharketa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thuwunna Stadium and Thanlyin Bridge.

Stadium
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The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium, simply known as the , is a multi-purpose stadium located in , . It is the venue of choice for most national and international football and track and field competitions. is situated 2 miles northwest of Thaketa Township.

Bridge
, also spelled Thanhlyin Bridge or Than Hl Yin Bridge, is a bridge that links the cities of and in . The bridge crosses the 1-km wide Bago river, and is situated about 42 km northeast from the river's confluence with Yangon river.

Bridge
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is a major bridge in , , built by Myat Bhone Khat. It is named after Burmese general Maha Bandula, and crosses just east of central business district. is situated 2 miles southwest of Thaketa Township.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yangon and Thanlyin.

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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.

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is a major port city of , located across Bago River from the city of . comprises 17 quarters and the surrounding Township is home to the largest port in the country, , as well as the Thilawa Special Economic Zone and various prominent universities.

Suburb
is located in east central , . The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the northeast, in the west, and township in the south.

Thaketa Township

Latitude
16.798° or 16° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
96.2072° or 96° 12′ 26″ east
Population
222,000
Elevation
26 feet (8 metres)
Open location code
7M8RQ6X4+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3534630211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11154207
Wiki­data ID
Q7709363
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Satellite Map

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

From Burmese to Swedish—“Thaketa Township” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “သာကေတ မြို့နယ်”
  • Burmese: “သာကေတ”
  • Burmese: “သာကေတမြို့နယ်”
  • Chinese: “打基达”
  • Chinese: “打基达镇区”
  • Japanese: “タケタ郡区”
  • Pa'o Karen: “ဝေင်ꩻနယ်ႏတာကေတ”
  • Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းတႃႇၵေႇတ”
  • Shan: “တႃႇၵေႇတ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
  • Swedish: “Thaketa”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as No (7) Ward (West) and No (6) Ward (West).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arr Lain Ngar Sint and Zi Na Man Aung Pagoda.

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