Myanmar
Yangon
East Yangon District

Tamwe Township

Tamwe Township 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.
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  • 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.

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.

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.

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 Thaketa 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 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.

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.

Tamwe Township

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
node 4024692430
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
11154223
Wiki­data ID
Q7681902
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Satellite Map

Discover Tamwe Township from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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