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.
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]
Structure | Type | Address | Notes | |
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BEHS 2 Pabedan | School | 124-142 Shwebontha Road | ||
Bogyoke Aung San Market | Market | Bogyoke Aung San Road | ||
Arulmigu Kali Amman Kovil @ Sri Kali Temple | Tamil Hindu Temple | Corner of Anawrhata Road & Kon Zay Tan Street. | ||
Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf Mosque | Mosque | 62-64 Lanmadaw Road | ||
Former Life Insurance Corporation of India Building | Office | 654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road) | ||
Nausaripuri Mosque | Mosque | 281 Shwebontha Road | ||
Thein Group Building | Condominium | 134/138 Konzaydan Street | ||
Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 149 Shwebontha Road | ||
Junction City[3] | Shopping Center, Office | Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road | ||
Pan Pacific Hotel[4] | Hotel | Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road |