Kyauktada Township (Burmese: ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် [tɕaʊʔdədá mjo̰nɛ̀]) is the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Pabedan Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the north.[1]
Kyauktada Township
‹See Tfd›ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township of Yangon | |
| Kyauktada Township | |
 City Hall and the Sule Pagoda as seen from Maha Bandula Park | |
  Kyauktada Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°46′27.92″N 96°9′31.52″E / 16.7744222°N 96.1587556°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Kyauktada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.6 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 37,000 |
| • Density | 57,000/km2 (150,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11181, 11182 |
| Area code(s) | 1; (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[1] | |
The township is home to many historic buildings, including the Sule Pagoda, the City Hall, the High Court Building, the Strand Hotel as well as embassies of the UK and India. Three of the tallest buildings in Yangon, the Traders Hotel (now Sule Shangri-La), the Sakura Tower, and the Center Point Tower are located in Kyauktada. Many government offices are headquartered here. Maha Bandula Park across from Sule Pagoda and the city hall is a major recreational area in the downtown area.
The township has five primary schools, one middle school and one high school. Many of its school children attend high schools in nearby townships of Botataung and Pabedan.
Landmarks
editAs Kyauktada township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including 39 landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.[2]
| Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Bank of Myanmar | Government office | 24-26 Sule Pagoda Road | Old Central Bank building |
| Central Fire Station | Government office | 137-139 Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Central Post Office | 39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road (and Merchant Road) | ||
| Central Naval Hydrographic Depot | Government office | 55-61 Strand Road | |
| City Hall | Government office | Maha Bandula Road | |
| Customs House | 132 Strand Road | ||
| Emmanuel Baptist Church | Church | 411 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road) | |
| Department of Fire Services | Government office | 127-133 Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Department of Information and Public Relations | Government office | 22-24 Pansodan Road | |
| Department of Immigration and Registration | Government office | 416 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road) | |
| Department of Internal Revenue | Government office | 55-61 Pansodan Road | |
| Department of Labour | Government office | 138-158 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road) | |
| Department of Pensions | Government office | 27 Bank Street | |
| Embassy of Australia | Embassy | 88 Strand Road | |
| Embassy of India | Embassy | 545-547 Merchant Road (and 36th Street) | |
| Embassy of UK | Embassy | 80 Strand Road | |
| Embassy of USA | Embassy | 581 Merchant Road | |
| High Court | Court | 89-133 Pansodan Road | Former High Court building |
| Inland Water Transport | 44-54 Pansodan Road | ||
| Methodist Church | Church | 239 Seikkantha Road | |
| Ministry of Hotel and Tourism | Government office | 77-91 Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Myanma Agricultural and Village Tract Development Bank | 526-532 Merchant Road | ||
| Myanma Economic Bank | Government office | 564 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Merchant Road) | |
| Myanma Economic Bank Branch-2 and Savings Bank Branch-4 | Government office | 27-41 Pansodan Road | |
| Myanma Economic Bank Branch-3 | Government office | 15-19 Sule Pagoda Road (and Strand Road) | |
| Myanma Export Import Enterprise | Government office | 579 Merchant Road (and Maha Bandula Garden Street) | |
| Myanma Insurance | Government office | 142-144 Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Myanma Industrial Development Bank | Government office | 26-42 Pansodan Road | |
| Myanma Insurance (Fire & Engineering) | Government office | 128-132 Pansodan Road | |
| Myanma Posts and Telecommunications | Government office | 125-133 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road) | |
| Myanma Port Authority | Government office | 2-20 Pansodan Road | |
| Science & Technology Division, Cybermec | 550-552 Merchant Road | ||
| Strand Hotel | Hotel | 92 Strand Road | |
| Sule Pagoda | Pagoda | Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Sunni Jamah Bengali Mosque | Mosque | 93 Sule Pagoda Road | |
| Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 224-228 35th Street | |
| Yangon Division Office Complex | Government office | 56-66 Bank Street | Old Police Commissioner's Office |
| Yangon Division Statistics Office | Government office | 22-34 Bank Street | |
| Yangon Divisional Court (Civil) | Court | 1 Pansodan Road |
References
edit- ^ a b "Kyauktada Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 2001-10-29. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.