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'''North Okkalapa Township''' ({{lang-my|မြောက်‌ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ်}}) is located in the eastern part of [[Yangon]]. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with [[Hlegu township]] and [[Mingaladon township]] in the north, [[North Dagon township]] in the east, [[Mingaladon township]] and [[Mayangon township]] in the west, and [[Kamayut township]], and Mayangon township and [[South Okkalapa township]] in the south.<ref name=yc/> North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established by [[U Nu]]'s government in the 1950s. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with ''nominal'' access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. Like most areas in the city, especially in working class neighborhoods like North Okkalapa, night-time electricity is available once every two or three days.
'''North Okkalapa Township''' ({{lang-my|မြောက်‌ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ်}}) is located in the eastern part of [[Yangon]]. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with [[Hlegu township]] and [[Mingaladon township]] in the north, [[North Dagon township]] in the east, [[Mingaladon township]] and [[Mayangon township]] in the west, and [[Kamayut township]], and Mayangon township and [[South Okkalapa township]] in the south.<ref name=yc/> North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959.<ref name=mcy/> Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with ''nominal'' access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. Like most areas in the city, especially in working class neighborhoods like North Okkalapa, night-time electricity is available once every two or three days.


==Education==
==Education==

Revision as of 19:27, 12 September 2009

North Okkalapa Township
မြောက်‌ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
North Okkalapa Township
CountryMyanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipNorth Okkalapa
Settled1959[1]
Area
 • Total
28.3 km2 (10.91 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
243,000
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11031, 11032
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

North Okkalapa Township (Template:Lang-my) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Mingaladon township and Mayangon township in the west, and Kamayut township, and Mayangon township and South Okkalapa township in the south.[2] North Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959.[1] Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system. Like most areas in the city, especially in working class neighborhoods like North Okkalapa, night-time electricity is available once every two or three days.

Education

The township has 30 primary schools, seven middle schools and five high schools.[2] It is also home to one of the most selective universities in the nation: the University of Medicine 2, Yangon, and the University of Pharmacy, Yangon.

Health

The North Okkalapa General Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 2, is the major hospital for the township and vicinity.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in North Okkalapa township.[3]

Structure Type Address Notes
Meilamu Pagoda Pagoda Thudhamma Road

References

  1. ^ a b Kyaw Kyaw (2006). Frauke Krass, Hartmut Gaese, Mi Mi Kyi (ed.). Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. p. 333-334. ISBN 3-8258-0042-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c "North Okkalapa Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
  3. ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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