Kyimyindaing Township
Kyimyindaing Township
ကြည့်မြင်တိုင် မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township ofYangon | |
| Kyimyindaing Township | |
 Lower Kyimyindaing Road | |
  Kyimyindaing Township | |
| Coordinates:16°48′11″N96°7′27″E/ 16.80306°N 96.12417°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Kyimyindaing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.6 km2(2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 73,200 |
| • Density | 13,000/km2(34,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30(MST) |
| Postal codes | 11101 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[1] | |
Kyimyindaing Township(Burmese:ကြည့်မြင်တိုင် မြို့နယ်,pronounced[tɕḭmjənàiɰ̃mjo̰nɛ̀];alsoKyeemyindaing Township,Kyimyindine,orKyi Myin Dine,and anglicised asKemmendine) is located in the western part ofYangon,and shares borders withKamayut Townshipin the north, theYangon RiverandTwante Townshipin the west,Sanchaung Townshipin the east, andAhlon Townshipin the south. It consists of 21 wards.
Etymology
[edit]"Kyimyindaing" derives from theMon languageterm "Kamaingdeung"(Mon:ကၟာၚ်ဍုၚ်;/kəmaiŋdɜŋ/), which means "walled town."[2][3]
Education
[edit]The township has 15 primary schools, three middle schools and five high schools,[1]and is home to theSchool for the Blind Kyimyindine.[4]
Population
[edit]A population of 111,514 people reside in Kyimyindaing Township with 52.8% being female residents and 47.2% being male residents.[5]
Landmarks
[edit]The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Kyimyindaing township.[6]
| Structure | Type | Address | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahar Tha Kya Muni buddha stute | buddha stute | Kyaungkyi street | ||
| 2 | Salin Monastery Ordination Hall | Monastery | Panbingyi street | ||
| 3 | St. Michael's Church | Church | 153Upper Kyimyindaing Road |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Kyimyindaing Township".Yangon City Development Committee. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2011.Retrieved2009-03-14.
- ^Tun, Than (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders Of Burma".Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies.4(1): 91–99.JSTOR40860260.
- ^Banyar, Ko (7 November 2013)."မွန်တို့ဌာနေ ရာမည တိုင်းက မွန် အခေါ်အဝေါ်များ".Phophtaw News Association.Archived fromthe originalon 26 June 2015.
- ^"School for the Blind Kyimyindine".Department of Social Welfare, Myanmar.Retrieved26 December2019.
- ^"Kyimyindaing (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".www.citypopulation.de.Retrieved2020-03-14.
- ^"Special Reports: Heritage List".The 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 | ||
