Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; Burmese: တာမွေ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [tàmwè mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.[2]
Tamwe Township
တာမွေ မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township of Yangon | |
| Tamwe Township | |
  Tamwe Township | |
| Coordinates: 16°46′16″N 96°10′0″E / 16.77111°N 96.16667°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Division | Yangon |
| City | Yangon |
| Township | Tamwe |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.1 km2 (17.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 140,000 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11211, 11212 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC[2] | |
Etymology
edit"Tamwe" derives from the Mon language term "Tamoa" (Mon: တာမွဲ; [ta mòa]), which means "one toddy palm tree."[3][4]
Education
editThe township has 30 primary schools, four middle schools and six high schools.[2]
Population
editAs of 2014 March, Tamwe has a population of 165,313 with 45.2% male residents and 54.8% female residents.[5]
Landmarks
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The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Tamwe township.[6]
| Structure | Type | Address | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Francis' Catholic Church | Church | 131 Kyaikkasan Road |
Ocean Supermarket Shwegondine Road |
References
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- ^ Myo Lwin (16–22 March 2009). "Sputum microscopy centre opens in Tarmwe". The Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009.
- ^ a b c "Tamwe Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 40860260.
- ^ Banyar, Ko (7 November 2013). "မွန်တို့ဌာနေ ရာမည တိုင်းက မွန် အခေါ်အဝေါ်များ". Phophtaw News Association. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Tamwe (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Special Reports: Heritage List". The Myanmar Times. 29 October 2001. Archived from the original on 15 June 2009.