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'''Lanmadaw Township''' ({{MYname|MY=လမ္‌းမတော္‌မ္ရုိ့နယ္‌‌|MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai}}; {{IPA2|lánmədɔ̀ mjo̰ʊnɛ̀}}; population 37,339; abbreviated LMDW) is one of 34 townships in [[Yangon]] (formerly Rangoon), [[Myanmar]]. It is located in downtown, formally known as the Western District. Encompassing an area of 0.543 square miles, Lanmadaw Township shares borders with Latha Township in the est, Ahlone Township in the west, Seikkan Township in the south, and Dagon Township in the north. The township has a large population of [[Burmese Chinese|ethnic Chinese]] and contains 17 joss houses (Burmese ''bon-chaung''). The Ministry of Energy has headquarters in Lanmadaw Township.
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'''Lanmadaw Township''' ({{langx|my|လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်}}; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; {{IPA-my|láɰ̃mədɔ̀ mjo̰nɛ̀|pron}}) is located in the western part of downtown [[Yangon]], and shares borders with [[Ahlone Township]] in the west, [[Latha Township]] in the east, [[Seikkan Township]] and [[Yangon River]] in the south, and [[Dagon Township]] in the north. It consists of twelve wards and is home to five primary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.<ref name=yc/> Lanmadaw and Latha townships make up the Yangon [[Chinatown]].
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[[Category:Geography of Myanmar]]

[[Category:Yangon]]
Lanmadaw Township is home to [[Yangon Institute of Nursing]], one of the campuses of [[University of Medicine 1, Yangon]], and [[Thayettaw Monastery|Thayettaw]], a monastic complex that houses over 60 urban Buddhist monasteries ([[kyaung]]).

==Landmarks==
The following landmark buildings and structures are protected by the city.<ref name=mt>{{cite journal|url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no87/New/14.htm |title=Special Reports: Heritage List |work=[[The Myanmar Times]] |date=2001-10-29 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615164607/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no87/New/14.htm |archivedate=15 June 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! width="250"|Structure
! width="150"|Type
! width="300"|Address
! width="150"|Notes
|-
| [[BEHS 1 Lanmadaw]]
| School
| 120-140 [[Min Ye Kyawzwa Street]]
| Former St. John's English High School
|-
| [[BEHS 2 Lanmadaw]]
| School
| [[Annawyahtar Street]]
|
|-
| BEPS 6 Lanmadaw
| School
| 183-185 [[Lanmadaw Road]]
|
|-
| Hashin Casin Patil Trust Mosque
| Mosque
| 61-63 Wardan Street
|
|-
| Lanmadaw Township Office of Electrical Engineers
| Office
| 568 [[Strand Road, Yangon|Strand Road]]
|
|-
| Myanmar Baptist Church Union
| Church
| 143 Min Ye Kyawzwa Street
|
|-
| [[University of Medicine 1, Yangon]] Lanmadaw Campus
| University
| 245 Lanmadaw Road
|
|-
| [[Yangon Central Women’s Hospital]]
| Hospital
| Min Ye Kyawzwa Street
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{commonscat|Lanmadaw Township}}
{{Townships of Yangon}}
{{Yangon Division}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}

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[[Category:Townships of Yangon]]

Latest revision as of 18:45, 18 November 2024

Lanmadaw Township
လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Lanmadaw Township
Lanmadaw Township is located in Myanmar
Lanmadaw Township
Lanmadaw Township
Coordinates: 16°46′51″N 96°8′59″E / 16.78083°N 96.14972°E / 16.78083; 96.14972
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipLanmadaw
Area
 • Total
1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
47,160
 • Density34,000/km2 (87,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11131
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

Lanmadaw Township (Burmese: လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai; pronounced [láɰ̃mədɔ̀ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlone Township in the west, Latha Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, and Dagon Township in the north. It consists of twelve wards and is home to five primary schools, two middle schools and two high schools.[1] Lanmadaw and Latha townships make up the Yangon Chinatown.

Lanmadaw Township is home to Yangon Institute of Nursing, one of the campuses of University of Medicine 1, Yangon, and Thayettaw, a monastic complex that houses over 60 urban Buddhist monasteries (kyaung).

Landmarks

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The following landmark buildings and structures are protected by the city.[2]

Structure Type Address Notes
BEHS 1 Lanmadaw School 120-140 Min Ye Kyawzwa Street Former St. John's English High School
BEHS 2 Lanmadaw School Annawyahtar Street
BEPS 6 Lanmadaw School 183-185 Lanmadaw Road
Hashin Casin Patil Trust Mosque Mosque 61-63 Wardan Street
Lanmadaw Township Office of Electrical Engineers Office 568 Strand Road
Myanmar Baptist Church Union Church 143 Min Ye Kyawzwa Street
University of Medicine 1, Yangon Lanmadaw Campus University 245 Lanmadaw Road
Yangon Central Women’s Hospital Hospital Min Ye Kyawzwa Street

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lanmadaw Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  2. ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.
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