Yangon
West Yangon District
Dagon Township

People’s Square and Park

The People's Square and Park is one of the major parks surrounding the in , . Located west of the great pagoda to the former Pyithu Hluttaw complex, the 135.72 acre park is bounded by Pyay Road to its west, U Wisara Road to its east, Dhammazedi Road to its north and Ahlone Road to its south.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: park surrounding the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar
  • Also known as: “People’s Park”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shwedagon Paya and National Museum.

Buddhist temple
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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. is situated 2,500 feet east of People’s Square and Park.

Museum
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The of Myanmar, located in , , is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in . is situated 3,700 feet south of People’s Square and Park.

Zoo
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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. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of People’s Square and Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bahan Township and Sanchaung Township.

Suburb
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is located in the north central part of . The township comprises 22 wards, and shares borders with and in the north, and in the west, in the east, and and in the south.

Suburb
is in the north central part of . The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with in the north, Kamayut township and in the east, in the west, and and in the south.

Suburb
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Ahlone Township is located in the western part of . The township comprises eleven wards, and shares borders with Sanchaung township and Kyimyindaing township in the north, the Yangon river in the west, Dagon township in the east, and Lanmadaw township in the south.

People’s Square and Park

Latitude
16.79881° or 16° 47′ 56″ north
Longitude
96.14235° or 96° 8′ 32″ east
Open location code
7M8RQ4XR+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 374243908
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q7165783
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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Chinese—“People’s Square and Park” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ပြည်သူ့ရင်ပြင်နှင့် ပြည်သူ့ဥယျာဉ်”
  • Chinese: “仰光人民公園”

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Highlights include Peoples Park and Myanmar Culture Valley.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “People’s Square and Park”. Photo: Phyo WP, CC BY-SA 3.0.