Hlegu Township | |
Native Name: | Burmese: လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ် |
Official Name: | Hlegu Township |
Postal Code Type: | Postal codes |
Pushpin Map: | Burma |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Burma (Myanmar) |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Yangon |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Type3: | Administrative seat |
Subdivision Name3: | Hlegu |
Area Code: | 1 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 17.2333°N 96.2333°W |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | 6:30 |
Hlegu Township (my|လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်, in Burmese pronounced as /l̥ɛ́ɡú mjo̰nɛ̀/) is a မြို့နယ် of Yangon Burma, Burma (Myanmar). It is northeast of the city Yangon and is largely rural.
The township's Paunglin Dam and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Mingaladon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.[1]
The new Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway cuts through the township.[2]
Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi Township and Taikkyi Township in the west, Bago Township of Bago Region in the north and east, North Okkalapa Township, North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the south.[3]