Mingala Taungnyunt Township ( ; also spelled Mingalar Taung Nyunt) is a township of Yangon, Myanmar. Located in the east-central part of the city, the township consists of 20 wards, and shares borders with Dagon Township in the west, Bahan township in the north, Botataung Township in the south, Kyauktada Township in the southwest, and the Pazundaung Creek and Dawbon Township in the east.
With nearly 100,000 residents, it is one of the most populous townships in the city. Mingala Taungnyunt has 21 primary schools, two middle schools and six high schools.
Landmarks Yangon Central Railway Station and Aung San Stadium are located on the western side of the township, near downtown. Prominent shopping places like Yuzana Plaza and Mingalar market buildings are located in the township. It also hosts attractive parks like Kandawgyi Nature Park and Yangon Zoological Garden. Mingala Taungnyunt township was part of the original city plan laid out the British. Some of the buildings and structures of "architectural significance" are now designated landmarks by the Yangon City Development Committee.
StructureTypeAddressNotes Bethlehem Lutheran Church Church 181-183 Theinbyu Road Kandawgalay Mosque Mosque 106 Upper Pansodan Road Methodist Association Headquarters Church 20-22 Alanpyapaya Road St. Anthony's Church Church 24 Upper Pansodan Road Sri Hanuman Temple Hindu Temple 21 Kanyeiktha Lane Sri Marian Temple Hindu Temple Corner of Daw Thein Tin Lane and 94th Street Sri Nagarthan Sulamani Hindu Temple Hindu Temple 57 Factory Lane Three-Corner Mosque Mosque 35 Upper Pansodan Road Yangon Central Railway Station Railway Station Kunchan Lane
Notable residents
Sut Ring Pan (journalist).
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