Dagon Township
Dagon Township
ဒဂုံ မြို့နယ် | |
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Township ofYangon | |
| Dagon Township | |
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  Dagon Township | |
| Coordinates:16°46′51″N96°8′59″E/ 16.78083°N 96.14972°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Dagon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 km2(1.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 25,082 |
| • Density | 5,300/km2(14,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30(MST) |
| Postal codes | 11191 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[1] | |
Dagon Township(Burmese:ဒဂုံ မြို့နယ်[dəɡòʊɰ̃mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located immediately north of downtownYangon.The township comprises five wards, and shares borders withBahan Townshipin the north,Ahlon Townshipin the west,Mingala Taungnyunt Townshipin the east, andLanmadaw Township,Latha TownshipandPabedan Townshipin the south.[1]
Dagon is home to some of the most prominent places of the city, including the greatShwedagon Pagoda,theMaha Wizaya Pagoda,theNational Museum,theNational Theatreand theYangon Region Hluttaw(Parliament).[2]This prosperous neighborhood has many hotels, embassies and diplomatic residences. The township'sDagon 1 High SchoolandDagon 2 High Schoolare considered among the top public high schools in the country.
On 6 February 2011, the Taw Win Centre, a major shopping and residential complex, was opened in the township.[3]Construction on the 25-story complex began in 2004, but was stopped during the country's banking crisis, before resuming in March 2008.[4]The country's first3D movie theateropened at the Taw Win Centre on 1 March 2012.[5]In June 2011, theSitagu Sayadawopened the Yangon campus of the Sitagu International Buddhist Academy in Dagon Township.[6]
History
[edit]Dagon (Mon:လဂုင်[ləɡòʊɴ]) was a small fishing village founded by theMonin the 6th century, CE, around the Shwedagon Pagoda. Throughout much of the history, the village was just in the periphery ofThanlyin(Syriam), the commercial city located across theYangon river.Still, because of the pagoda, Dagon's cultural significance was far greater than its size. In 1755, KingAlaungpayacaptured the village, renamed it Yangon (most commonly translated as "End of Strife" ), and founded a larger city by adding settlements such asAhlon,Pabedan,Kyauktada,andBotataung.
During the British colonial period, Dagon was mostly a prosperous neighborhood, though the areas closer to downtown were full ofsquatters.Dagon boasted both theMethodist English High School,one of the top English-language medium schools and the nationalist Burmese language medium high school,Myoma High School.
In the 1950s, the Burmese government cleared the squatters in the southern part of the township, and built theMinmanaing Housing Projectfor senior civil servants. Dagon gained another prominent pagoda in the 1980s, when Gen. Ne Win commissioned theMaha Wizaya Pagoda.Dagon Town was designated a township in 1971.[7]
Demographics
[edit]2014
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 35,746 | — |
| 1983 | 35,541 | −0.6% |
| 2014 | 25,082 | −29.4% |
| Source:,[8][9] | ||
The2014 Myanmar Censusreported that Dagon Township had a population of 25,082.[10]Thepopulation densitywas 5,370.8 people per km2.[10]The census reported that the median age was 30.4 years, and asex ratioof 90 males per 100 females.[10]There were 4,608 households; the median household size was 4.4.[10]
Landmarks
[edit]The following landmarks in Dagon township are protected by the city.[11]
| Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEHS 1 Dagon | School | 57Alanpyapaya Road | Former Methodist English High School |
| BEHS 2 Dagon | School | 353Myoma Kyaung Lane | Former Myoma High School |
| Department of Public Health Laboratory | Health clinic | 35Mawgundaik Lane | |
| Diplomatic Residence Compound | Housing | 82Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue(Corner of Pyay Road) | |
| Eindawya Pagoda | Pagoda | Myoma Kyaung Lane | |
| India House | Office | 35 Diplomat Avenue | |
| Kyargu Monastery | Monastery | 49Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Maha Wizaya Pagoda | Pagoda | Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Methodist English Church | Church | 65 Alanpyapaya Road | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Office | 37 Diplomat Avenue | |
| National Archives Department | Office | 114 Pyidaungzu Yeiktha Avenue | |
| St. Gabriel's Church | Church | 64 Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| St. John's Catholic Church | Church | 25 Mawgundaik Lane (Corner of Shwedagon Pagoda Road) | |
| Sein Yaungchi Pagoda | Pagoda | Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Shwedagon Pagoda | Pagoda | Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Yahanda Ordination Hall | Temple | Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Zafar ShahDarga | Shrine | 6 Ziwaka Lane |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Dagon Township".Yangon City Development Committee. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2011.Retrieved2009-03-11.
- ^San Oo (16 May 2011)."Meet the press: hints of change as Yangon govt calls weekly conference".The Myanmar Times.Archived fromthe originalon 8 March 2012.Retrieved5 March2012.
- ^Kyaw Hsu Mon (21 March 2011)."South Korean alleged to have absconded with $50,000".Myanmar Times.Archived fromthe originalon 16 September 2011.Retrieved5 March2012.
- ^"Work to resume on Taw Win Complex".Myanmar Times.25 February 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 25 January 2013.Retrieved5 March2012.
- ^Zon Pann Pwint (5 March 2012)."New 3D Cineplex opens in Yangon".Myanmar Times.Vol. 31, no. 617. Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2014.Retrieved5 March2012.
- ^Thein, Cherry (20 June 2011)."Sitagu opens Yangon academy".Myanmar Times.Archived fromthe originalon 21 June 2011.Retrieved5 March2012.
- ^"ဒဂုံမြို့နယ်ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ"(PDF).General Administration Department.2017. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2018-10-30.Retrieved2018-10-30.
- ^Rangoon Division 1983 Population Census(PDF).Rangoon: Immigration and Manpower Department. 1987.
- ^၁၉၇၃ ခုနှစ်၊ လူဦးရေသန်းခေါင်စာရင်း (ရန်ကုန်တိုင်း)(PDF)(in Burmese). ပြည်ထဲရေးနှင့်သာသနာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန.
- ^abcd"Dagon Township Report"(PDF).2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census.October 2017.
- ^"Special Reports: Heritage List".Myanmar Times.2001-10-29. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2009.
Capital:Yangon | ||
| East Yangon District |   | |
| North Yangon District | ||
| South Yangon District | ||
| West Yangon District (Downtown) | ||
| Main cities and towns | ||
1- part of South Yangon City;2- part of North Yangon City | ||
