Insein Township

Not to be confused withInsein, Kale.

Insein Township အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်
TownshipofYangon
Insein Township
Coordinates:16°53′34″N96°5′53″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Yangon
City	Yangon
Area
• Total	35.0 km2(13.52 sq mi)
Population (2019)
• Total	285,500
• Density	8,200/km2(21,000/sq mi)
• Ethnic groups	Bamar:87.476% Kayin:9.770% Rakhine:1.130% Chin:0.533% Mon:0.225% Shan:0.121% Kachin:0.105% Kayah:0.034% Foreigners:0.602%
Time zone	UTC6:30(MMT)
Postal codes	11011, 11012, 11013
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC

Insein Township(Burmese:အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်,pronounced[ɪ́ɰ̃sèiɰ̃mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in northernYangon.The township comprises 21wards,and shares borders withShwepyitha townshipin the north,Hlaingthaya townshipin the west,Mingaladon townshipin the east andMayangon townshipin the south.Insein is home to theInsein Prison,the most notorious prison in the country that houses hundreds of political prisoners. Until the 1990s, Insein, about 20 miles (32 km) from central Yangon, was beyond Yangon's city limits although by the 1980s, Insein was already integrated with the rest of the city. With the expansion of Yangon's city limits in the 1990s which also included founding new satellite towns, Insein was formally incorporated into Yangon.

Etymology

The word "Insein" means "precious lake" in theBurmese language,and is also a former name ofInya lake.However, the etymology of "Insein" is derived from theMon languagetermMon:အၚ်စိၚ်(/ɛŋcoiŋ/), meaning "elephant lake."

History

Insein was a famous battle site in the Burmese civil war that erupted after the country's independence from theUnited Kingdomin January 1948. Insein was the limitKaren insurgentsreached in January 1949 in their ambitious attempt to take Yangon and oust the Burmese government.

Education

Insein has 33 primary schools, ten middle schools and six high schools.Karen Baptist Theological Seminary,theMyanmar Institute of Theology,theUniversity of Paramedical Science, Yangon,Yangon Technological Universityand are located in the township.

Health

TheInsein General Hospitalis the principal hospital. Thiri Sandar Hospital Kwekabaw Hospital Kaung Hospital and KBC Hospital are private hospitals

Sport

There isYCDC Golf Club Swimming Pool & Restaurantlocated at Thiri Mingalar street.

Landmarks

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Insein township.

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Institute Headquarters	Office
BEHS 1 Insein	School	Baho Road Part 4 (Mingyi Road)
Criminal Investigation Department (CID)	Office	Lower Mingaladon Road
Government Technical Institute, Insein	College	Lower Mingaladon Road
Insein General Hospital	Hospital	Baho Road Part 4 (Mingyi Road)
Myanmar Institute of Theology	College	Yangon-Insein Road
Su Paung Yon Office Complex	Office	Baho Road Part 4 (Mingyi Road)
Little yangon	Preschool	Nikbanda street