Pazundaung Township Explained

Pazundaung Township
Official Name:Pazundaung Township
Postal Code:11171
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:Pazundaung
Area Code:1, (mobile: 80, 99)
Area Total Sq Mi:0.391
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Total:31,000
Established Title:Settled
Footnotes:YCDC[1]
Coordinates:16.7833°N 96.1667°W
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:6:30

Pazundaung Township (Burmese: ပုဇွန်တောင် မြို့နယ် in Burmese pronounced as /bəzʊ̀ɰ̃dàʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀/) is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the northwest, Thaketa Township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in the east. Pazundaung is connected to Dawbon Township across the Maha Bandula Bridge. The township has nine primary schools, three middle schools and four high schools as well as a hospital.[1] Pazundaung Market and Yegyaw Market are the main shopping bazaars of the area.

Etymology

The Burmese placename Pazundaung is of Mon origin; the original Mon placename Pasonde (မသုန်ဒဵု) literally translates as "five hills," consisting of Pudaw, Ma-u, Mahlwa, Peinne, and Nyaung hills.[2]

History

After Alaungpaya annexed Dagon (now modern-day Yangon) in 1755, he appointed Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin to administer the village of Pazundaung. In 1757, Thiri Ye Hla Kyawhtin and the mayor of Yangon jointly renovated the Dhamma Wilatha temple in Pazundaung.

Following the annexation of Lower Burma after the First and Second Anglo-Burmese Wars, Pazundaung continued to be administered as a village. Kinwun Mingyi U Kaung documented his travels in Pazundaung after making a pilgrimage to Shwedagon Pagoda in 1874.

Population

Pazundaung Township has 48,455 residents as of 2014 with 54.3% females and 45.7% male residents.[3]

Landmarks

Pazundaung township was the easternmost part of the original city plan laid out the British. Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.[4]

StructureTypeAddressNotes
Maha Vishnu TempleHindu Temple137-139 51st Street
Methodist ChurchChurch256 Bo Myat Tun Road
Shwebonpwint PagodaPagodaU Shwe Gone Street
Sunni Mosque of Eastern YangonMosque73 Anawrahta Road

In popular culture

Pazundaung features in "Shwebo Thanakha" (ရွှေဘိုသနပ်ခါး), a popular traditional Burmese song written by .[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pazundaung Township. Yangon City Development Committee. 2009-01-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002032934/http://www.yangoncity.com.mm/maps/townships_pro.asp?tname=pazundaung. 2 October 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: 2021-02-20. ရာဇဝင်နွံထဲမှာ ကျွံကျမြုပ်ဝင်နေတဲ့ ပုဇွန်တောင်မြို့နယ်. 2021-12-30. The Myanmar Times. my.
  3. Web site: Pazundaung (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location. citypopulation.info. 2020-03-13.
  4. Special Reports: Heritage List. The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20090615164607/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no87/New/14.htm. 15 June 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: 2021-02-20. ရာဇဝင်နွံထဲမှာ ကျွံကျမြုပ်ဝင်နေတဲ့ ပုဇွန်တောင်မြို့နယ်. 2021-12-30. The Myanmar Times. my.