Phawkan

Phawkan is a railway station in , . Phawkan is situated nearby to the monastery , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Insein Prison and Danyingon.

Prison
Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is located in Yangon Division, near , the old capital of . From 1988 to 2011 it was run by the military junta of Myanmar, named the State Law and Order Restoration Council from 1988 to 2003 and the State Peace and Development Council from 2003 to 2011, and was used largely to repress political dissidents. is situated 1 mile south of Phawkan.

Railway station
Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma. The station has one island platform and one side platform. is situated 1½ miles north of Phawkan.

Railway station
Photo: Go-Myanmar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
railway station is a railway station on the Yangon Circular Railway in , Burma. It is one of the busiest railway stations in the country and serves as a gateway for commuters traveling to and from Yangon. is situated 2 miles southeast of Phawkan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Insein Township and Hlaingthaya Township.

Suburb
is located in northern . The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south. is situated 1½ miles southeast of Phawkan.

Suburb
is located in the western part of , . In the 2010s, it was the most populous townships in the country. The township contained 15% of Yangon's urban population and had a major industrial and factory presence. is situated 3 miles southwest of Phawkan.

Suburb
is located in the northernmost part of , . The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with in the north, in the east, and in the west, and in the south. is situated 3 miles northeast of Phawkan.

Phawkan

Latitude
16.90766° or 16° 54′ 28″ north
Longitude
96.09282° or 96° 5′ 34″ east
Operator
MR
Network
MR
Open location code
7M8RW35V+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4461110488
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Phawkan” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဖော့ကန်”

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