Pabedan Township Explained

Pabedan Township
Official Name:Pabedan Township
Postal Code:11141, 11142, 11143
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:Pabedan
Area Code:1 (mobile: 80, 99)
Area Total Sq Mi:0.293
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:40,000
Footnotes:YCDC[1]
Coordinates:16.7803°N 96.1556°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:6:30

Pabedan Township (Burmese: ပန်းဘဲတန်း မြို့နယ်, in Burmese pronounced as /bəbɛ́dáɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀/) is located in the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township is home to Bogyoke Aung San Market and Theingyi Market, two of the largest markets in all of Yangon. The township consists of eleven wards, and shares borders with Kyauktada township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, Latha township in the west and Dagon township in the north.[1]

The township has three primary schools, two middle schools, three high schools., and BEHS 2 Pabedan.

Landmarks

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

StructureTypeAddressNotes
BEHS 2 PabedanSchool124-142 Shwebontha Road
Bogyoke Aung San MarketMarketBogyoke Aung San Road
Arulmigu Kali Amman Kovil @ Sri Kali TempleTamil Hindu TempleCorner of Anawrhata Road & Kon Zay Tan Street.
Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf MosqueMosque62-64 Lanmadaw Road
Former Life Insurance Corporation of India BuildingOffice654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road)
Nausaripuri MosqueMosque281 Shwebontha Road
Thein Group Building Condominium 134/138 Konzaydan Street
Surti Sunni Jamah MosqueMosque149 Shwebontha Road
Junction City[3] Shopping Center, OfficeCorner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road
Pan Pacific Hotel[4] HotelCorner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pabedan Township . Yangon City Development Committee . 2009-03-10 .
  2. News: Special Reports: Heritage List . The Myanmar Times . 2001-10-29.
  3. Web site: Mixed Use Development in Yangon, Myanmar. Junction City Yangon. en-US. 2020-03-11.
  4. Web site: Yangon Hotel Pan Pacific Yangon Official Site Luxury Hotel in Yangon. www.panpacific.com. en. 2020-03-11.