Township of Yangon in Myanmar
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]
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.
Sule Pagoda
Yangon City Hall
The former High Court building in downtown Yangon
Sakura Tower (80+m), one of few modern office buildings in Yangon
Landmarks
As 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
States Regions Self-Administered Zones Self-Administered Divisions Union Territories