Dawbon Township | |
Official Name: | Dawbon Township |
Postal Code: | 11241 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Settlement Type: | Township of Yangon |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Myanmar |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Yangon |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Yangon |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Dawbon |
Area Code: | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.42 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Total: | 70,000 |
Footnotes: | YCDC[1] |
Coordinates: | 16.6667°N 96.1833°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | 6:30 |
Dawbon Township (Burmese: ဒေါပုံ မြို့နယ် in Burmese pronounced as /dɔ́bòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀/) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township in the east, and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek.[1] Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge.
The township has twelve primary schools, four middle schools and one high school.[1]
Dawbon Township's population is over 75,000 with 51.2% of female residents and 48.8% of male residents as of 2014.[2]