Dawbon Township
ဒေါပုံ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Dawbon Township
Location of the township in Yangon.
Location of the township in Yangon.
Dawbon Township is located in Myanmar
Dawbon Township
Dawbon Township
Coordinates: 16°40′0″N 96°11′0″E / 16.66667°N 96.18333°E / 16.66667; 96.18333
Country Myanmar
DivisionYangon
CityYangon
TownshipDawbon
Area
  Total3.7 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2000)[1]
  Total70,000
  Density19,000/km2 (49,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11241
Area code(s)1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

Dawbon Township (Burmese: ဒေါပုံ မြို့နယ် [dɔ́bòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township in the east, and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek.[1] Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge.

The township has twelve primary schools, four middle schools and one high school.[1]

Population

Dawbon Township's population is over 75,000 with 51.2% of female residents and 48.8% of male residents as of 2014.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dawbon Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
  2. "Dawbon (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.info. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
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