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{{Infobox Settlement
'''Lanmadaw''' ({{MYname|MY=လမ်းမတော်မြို့နယ်|MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai}}; {{IPA2|lánmədɔ̀ mjo̰ʊnɛ̀}} is a [[township]] or [[district]] of [[Yangon]], the capital city of [[Burma]]. It is located in the western area of the city [[downtown]] and has a population of 37,339 in an area covering {{mi2 to km2|0.543|precision=2|wiki=on}}.
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Lanmadaw Township shares borders with [[Latha Township]] in the east, [[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-kyaung'').
'''Latha Township''' ({{lang-my|လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်}}; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai}}; {{IPA2|lánmədɔ̀ mjo̰ʊnɛ̀}}) is located in the western part of downtown [[Yangon]], and shares borders with [[Ahlon 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]].


==Landmarks==
The Ministry of Energy has its headquarters in Lanmadaw Township.
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 | publisher=The Myanmar Times | date=2001-10-29}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" border="1"
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|-
! 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
|-
| 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==
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{{reflist}}


[[Category:Townships of Yangon]]
{{Townships of Yangon}}
{{Townships of Yangon}}
{{Yangon Division}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}

[[Category:Townships of Yangon]]
[[Category:Yangon]]

Revision as of 21:07, 11 March 2009

Lanmadaw Township
လမ်းမတော် မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Lanmadaw Township
Map
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipLatha
Area
 • Total
1.41 km2 (0.543 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
37,400
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11131
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

Latha Township (Template:Lang-my; MLCTS=lam: ma. taw mrui. nai}}; IPA: [lánmədɔ̀ mjo̰ʊnɛ̀]) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlon 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.

Landmarks

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
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

  1. ^ a b "Lanmadaw Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-3-10. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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