Kyauktada Township Explained

Kyauktada Township
Official Name:Kyauktada Township
Postal Code:11181, 11182
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:Kyauktada
Area Code:1; (mobile: 80, 99)
Area Total Sq Mi:0.25
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:37,000
Established Title:Settled
Footnotes:YCDC[1]
Coordinates:16.7744°N 96.1588°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:6:30

Kyauktada Township (Burmese: ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် in Burmese pronounced as /tɕaʊʔdədá mjo̰nɛ̀/) is the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Pabedan Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the north.[1]

The township is home to many historic buildings, including the Sule Pagoda, the City Hall, the High Court Building, the Strand Hotel as well as embassies of the UK and India. Three of the tallest buildings in Yangon, the Traders Hotel (now Sule Shangri-La), the Sakura Tower, and the Center Point Tower are located in Kyauktada. Many government offices are headquartered here. Maha Bandula Park across from Sule Pagoda and the city hall is a major recreational area in the downtown area.

The township has five primary schools, one middle school and one high school. Many of its school children attend high schools in nearby townships of Botataung and Pabedan.

Landmarks

As Kyauktada township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including 39 landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.[2]

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Central Bank of MyanmarGovernment office24-26 Sule Pagoda RoadOld Central Bank building
Central Fire StationGovernment office137-139 Sule Pagoda Road
Central Post Office39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road (and Merchant Road)
Central Naval Hydrographic DepotGovernment office55-61 Strand Road
City HallGovernment officeMaha Bandula Road
Customs House132 Strand Road
Emmanuel Baptist ChurchChurch411 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Fire ServicesGovernment office127-133 Sule Pagoda Road
Department of Information and Public RelationsGovernment office22-24 Pansodan Road
Department of Immigration and RegistrationGovernment office416 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Internal RevenueGovernment office55-61 Pansodan Road
Department of LabourGovernment office138-158 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of PensionsGovernment office27 Bank Street
Embassy of AustraliaEmbassy88 Strand Road
Embassy of IndiaEmbassy545-547 Merchant Road (and 36th Street)
Embassy of UKEmbassy80 Strand Road
Embassy of USAEmbassy581 Merchant Road
High CourtCourt89-133 Pansodan RoadFormer High Court building
Inland Water Transport44-54 Pansodan Road
Methodist ChurchChurch239 Seikkantha Road
Ministry of Hotel and TourismGovernment office77-91 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Agricultural and Village Tract Development Bank526-532 Merchant Road
Myanma Economic BankGovernment office564 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Merchant Road)
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-2 and Savings Bank Branch-4Government office27-41 Pansodan Road
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-3Government office15-19 Sule Pagoda Road (and Strand Road)
Myanma Export Import EnterpriseGovernment office579 Merchant Road (and Maha Bandula Garden Street)
Myanma InsuranceGovernment office142-144 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Industrial Development BankGovernment office26-42 Pansodan Road
Myanma Insurance (Fire & Engineering)Government office128-132 Pansodan Road
Myanma Posts and TelecommunicationsGovernment office125-133 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Myanma Port AuthorityGovernment office2-20 Pansodan Road
Science & Technology Division, Cybermec550-552 Merchant Road
Strand HotelHotel92 Strand Road
Sule PagodaPagodaSule Pagoda Road
Sunni Jamah Bengali MosqueMosque93 Sule Pagoda Road
Surti Sunni Jamah MosqueMosque224-228 35th Street
Yangon Division Office ComplexGovernment office56-66 Bank StreetOld Police Commissioner's Office
Yangon Division Statistics OfficeGovernment office22-34 Bank Street
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil)Court1 Pansodan Road

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kyauktada Township . Yangon City Development Committee . 2009-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002032921/http://www.yangoncity.com.mm/maps/townships_pro.asp?tname=kyauktada . 2 October 2011 . dead .
  2. Special Reports: Heritage List . . 2001-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615164607/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no87/New/14.htm . 15 June 2009 . dead .