Botahtaung Township
ဗိုလ်တစ်ထောင် မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township of Yangon | |
| Botahtaung Township | |
  Botahtaung Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°46′3″N 96°9′5″E / 16.76750°N 96.15139°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Botahtaung |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6 ft) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 42,000 |
| • Density | 18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11161, 11162, 11163 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[1] | |
Botataung Township (Burmese: ဗိုလ်တစ်ထောင် မြို့နယ် [bòtətʰàʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]; also Botahtaung Township) is an area of Yangon, Myanmar. Named after the Botahtaung Pagoda, the township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Pazundaung Township is in the north and the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Kyauktada Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.[1]
The township has five primary schools, two middle schools, six high schools and a university. The township is home to three public and three private hospitals, including East Yangon General Hospital, also called Gandhi Hospital, one of the major hospitals in Yangon.[1] One of the country's two Burmese language dailies Kyemon, is based out of here. (The township used to boast four national dailies--Kyemon, and the now defunct newspapers, The Botathaung and Loketha Pyithu Neizin, the Burmese-language version of the Working People's Daily.)
In October 2012, Pearl Land Company won a rental bid from the Myanma Port Authority to redevelop the Botahtaung jetty into a recreation area with hotels.[2][3]
As of March 2018, population in Botataung Township is reported to be around 40,000 with a majority of females being over 21,000 and males being over 18,000.[4]
As Botahtaung township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it still has many colonial era buildings. Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.[5]
| Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
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| Botahtaung Pagoda | Pagoda | Strand Road | Original arrival place of 8 strands of the Buddha hair relic. Today, contains one hair of the Buddha encased in a unique, hollow chedi restored after World War II. Also features a Buddha image recovered from the British in 1948. |
| Ciyin Baptist Church | Church | 152 Bo Myat Tun Road | |
| Compressor Station | 233-237 Maha Bandula Road | ||
| Ministers' Building (Secretariat) | Government office | 300 Theinbyu Road | The administrative center of the British government from 1889.[6] The site of Gen. Aung San's assassination in 1947. No longer in use. |
| BEHS 2 Botahtaung | School | 152 Bo Myat Tun Road | formerly, St. Peter's High School |
| BEHS 4 Botahtaung | School | 300 Theinbyu Road | formerly, St. Mary's Convent School |
| BEHS 5 Botahtaung | School | Corner of Anawrahta Road and 45 street | |
| BEHS 6 Botahtaung | School | Anawrahta Road | formerly, St. Paul's English High School |
| Printing & Publishing Enterprise | 228 Theinbyu Road | ||
| St. Mary's Cathedral | Church | 372 Bo Aung Kyaw Road | Largest cathedral in Myanmar |
