Latha Township
Appearance
Latha Township
လသာ မြို့နယ် | |
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Township ofYangon | |
Latha Township | |
Coordinates:16°46′51″N96°8′59″E/ 16.78083°N 96.14972°E | |
Country | Myanmar |
Division | Yangon |
City | Yangon |
Township | Latha |
Area | |
• Total | 0.77 km2(0.296 sq mi) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 27,500 |
• Density | 36,000/km2(93,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC6:30(MST) |
Postal codes | 11131 |
Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
YCDC[1] |
Latha Township(Burmese:လသာ မြို့နယ်,pronounced[la̰ðàmjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the western part of downtownYangon,and shares borders withLanmadaw townshipin the west,Pabedan townshipin the east,Seikkan townshipandYangon riverin the south, andDagon townshipin the north. It consists of ten wards and is home to three primary schools, one middle school and two high schools.[1]Lanmadaw and Latha Townships make up the YangonChinatown.
Population
[edit]Latha Township is populated with a total of 25,057 people among which 42.8% male residents and 57.2% female residents as of 2014.[2]
Landmarks
[edit]Latha township has many colonial period buildings, many of which are protected by the city.[3]
Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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BEHS 1 Latha | School | 270Shwedagon Pagoda Road | Former Central High School |
BEHS 2 Latha | School | 112Bogyoke Aung San Road | Former St. John's Convent School |
Buddhist Great Ordination Hall | Buddhist Temple | 550Maha Bandula Road | |
Cholia Darga Mosque | Mosque | 239 29th Street | |
Cholia Jamah Mosque | Mosque | 114Bo Sun Pet Street(Corner of Maha Bandula Road) | |
FujianKheng Hock Keong Temple | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 426-432Strand Road(Corner ofSinohdan Road) | |
Guanyin Gumiao Temple(Guangdong Guanyin Temple) | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 668 Maha Bandula Road (Corner ofLatha Road) | |
Holy Trinity Cathedral | Church | 446 Bogyoke Aung San Road | |
Jain Temple | Jain Temple | 76-78 29th Street | |
Jewish Synagogue | Synagogue | 85 26th Street | |
Long Shan Tang Temple( long sơn đường ) | Chinese Buddhist Temple | 53-55Anawrahta Road | |
Maha Peinne Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 149 24th Street | |
Mughal Shia Mosque | Mosque | 91 30th Street | |
Myanma Department Store | Office | 19-43 Bo Soon Pet Street | |
Myanma Economic BankBranch 4 | Office | 625Merchant Road(Corner of 30th Street) | |
Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise(MOGE) Headquarters | Office | 604-608 Merchant Road | |
Myanma Post and TelecommunicationsAccounts Office | Office | 465-469 Maha Bandula Road | |
St. John’s Catholic Church | Church | 368 Bo Sun Pet Street | |
Sri Kalima Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 295Konzedan Road | |
Sri Kamichi Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 375 Bogyoke Aung San Road (Corner of Bo Sun Pet Street) | |
Sri Satanarayan Hindu Temple | Hindu Temple | 23 29th Street | |
Yangon General Hospital | Hospital | Bogyoke Aung San Road |
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ^ab"Latha Township".Yangon City Development Committee. Archived fromthe originalon 2 October 2011.Retrieved2009-03-10.
- ^"Township Profiles | MIMU".themimu.info.Retrieved2020-03-13.
- ^"Special Reports: Heritage List".The Myanmar Times.2001-10-29. Archived fromthe originalon 15 June 2009.