Tamwe Township
Tamwe Township is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township in the northeast, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.- Type: Suburb with 153,000 residents
- Description: township of Yangon in Myanmar
- Also known as: “Tamwe” and “Tamwe township”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and Thuwunna Stadium.
Shwedagon Paya
Buddhist temple
The Shwedagon Pagoda, officially named Shwedagon Zedi Daw, and also known as the Great Dagon Pagoda and the Golden Pagoda, Kyaik Dagon is a gilded stupa located in Yangon, Myanmar.
Thuwunna Stadium
Stadium
The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium, simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the venue of choice for most national and international football and track and field competitions.
Yangon Zoological Gardens
Zoo
The Yangon Zoo is the oldest and the second largest zoo in Myanmar. Located immediately north of downtown Yangon near Kandawgyi Lake, 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 Thaketa Township.
Yangon
Yangon, formerly known in English as Rangoon, is the largest city in Myanmar and was the capital of the country until it was replaced by Naypyidaw in 2005.Thaketa Township
Suburb
Thaketa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun Township in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and Dawbon Township in the south.
Mingala Taungnyunt Township
Suburb
Mingala Taungnyunt Township is a township of Yangon, Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with Dagon Township in the west, Bahan township in the north, Botataung Township in the south, Kyauktada Township in the southwest, and the Pazundaung Creek and Dawbon Township in the east.
Tamwe Township
- Categories: township of Myanmar and locality
- Location: East Yangon District, Yangon, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.8063° or 16° 48′ 23″ north
Longitude
96.1769° or 96° 10′ 37″ east
Population
153,000
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
7M8RR54G+GQ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Tamwe Township from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Urdu—“Tamwe Township” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “တာမွေ”
- Burmese: “တာမွေမြို့နယ်”
- Chinese: “淡汶”
- Chinese: “淡汶镇区”
- Japanese: “タムウェ郡区”
- Shan: “ၸႄႈဝဵင်းတႃႇမူၺ်ႇ”
- Shan: “တႃႇမူၺ်ႇ၊ ၸႄႈဝဵင်း”
- Swedish: “Tamwe”
- Urdu: “تاموے، رنگون”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ma Hlwa Kone Htay Kywe (Ka) Ward and Kyar Kwet Thit Ward.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Social Security Board (SSB) Tamwe Office and Myat Phone Shein Pagoda.
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