Shwepyitha Township
Shwepyitha Township
ရွှေပြည်သာ မြို့နယ် | |
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Township | |
A water treatment facility in Shwepyitha | |
Shwepyitha Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°58′10″N 96°4′41″E / 16.96944°N 96.07806°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| District | Mingaladon District |
| Settled | 1986[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.76 sq mi (66.7 km2) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 284,922 |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MMT) |
| Postal codes | 11411 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[3] | |
Shwepyitha Township (Burmese: ရွှေပြည်သာ မြို့နယ်; pronounced [ʃwèpjìθà mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the northwestern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 27 wards and 3 village tracts, and shares borders with Htantabin Township to the north, Mingaladon Township to the east, the Yangon river to the west, and Insein Township to the south.[3]
Geography
Incorporated into the city of Yangon in 1986, Shwepyitha is now developing and has basic municipal services. Improvements include tidy and broad main roads and many streets form a grid. Hlaing River separates Shwepyitha and Hlaingtharyar. Shwepyitha Bridge was built in 1996 and now it is a useful bridge in Yangon and is also the start of the Yangon-Pathein-Chaungthar Highway. Htan Chauk Pin Junction is regarded as the centre of Shwepyitha and many well known places are there. Shwepyitha Advanced Theatre (3D) was opened in March 2017. There are many gyms and shops around its centre. At night, the street-market of Htan Chauk Pin offers dining. Ruby Market is the most famous market. Bogyoke Aungsan Road, Bayint Naung Road, No. 4 Highway, etc. are the most popular roads in the town. The Yangon Circular Railway passes through the township. Its railway station is also at the Yangon-Pyay-Mandalay Railway.
Economy
The township has the Shwepyitha Industrial Zone, Yangon's first industrial park first developed in 1990. The Industrial Zone was expanded in 1999 to Zone 2 and Zone 3. As of 2001, all 306.9 acres (124.2 ha) of Zone 1 was sold and developed. Zone 2 remained at 35% developed while Zone 3's 194 acres (79 ha) were also all sold out.[4] In 2022, the Shwepyitha Industrial Zone 1 employed about 50,000 workers at 200 factories. By then it was only one of 29 total indsturial zones in the Yangon metropolitan area.[5]
Education
The township has 50 primary schools, 20 middle schools and 7 high schools.[3] The most famous high school is B.E.H.S No. 1 and B.E.H.S No. 3.[3] There are nearly 30 middle (branch) schools and 10 high (branch) schools. Private schools include Kaung Su San, Aung Thukha, New Life, Myint Mo Yape, Education Palace, etc. University of Computer Studies, Yangon and Government Technical Institute ( Shwepyitha) are located there, too.
Many Language Centres teach English, Korean, Japanese and Chinese. Many restaurants and hotels as well as motels are there. Many job opportunities can be available in Shwepyitha because it has the Shwepyitha Industrial Zone, Warr Ta Ya Industrial Zone and Thardukan Industrial Zone. Dagon Beverage Company Limited also exists there.
Demographics
The Bamar make up the vast majority of the township's population, while the Rakhine and Karen are notable minority groups.[2]
References
- ^ Kyaw Kyaw (2006). Frauke Krass; Hartmut Gaese; Mi Mi Kyi (eds.). Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. pp. 333–334. ISBN 3-8258-0042-3.
- ^ a b "ရွှေပြည်သာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်အလက်များ" [Shwepyitha Township Regional Facts] (PDF). General Administration Department (in Burmese). 2019-09-30. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d "Shwepyitha Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "INDUSTRIAL ZONES IN YANGON". Online Burma Library. September 2001. Retrieved 19 April 2005.
- ^ "Textile, garment factory workers enter workplaces peacefully in Hlinethaya, Shwepyitha townships". Ministry of Information. 5 August 2022.