Hlegu Township
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Township in Yangon, Burma
Hlegu Township
လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ် | |
|---|---|
Township | |
| Hlegu Township | |
Hlegu Township is located in Myanmar Hlegu Township Hlegu Township | |
| Coordinates: 17°14′0′′N 96°14′0′′E / 17.23333°N 96.23333°E / 17.23333; 96.23333 | |
| Country | Burma (Myanmar) |
| Region | Yangon |
| Administrative seat | Hlegu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,494.2 km2 (576.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 270,286 |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Area code | 1 |
Hlegu Township (Burmese: လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [l̥ɛ́ɡúmjo̰nɛ̀] ) is a မြို့နယ် of Yangon Burma, Burma (Myanmar). It is northeast of the city Yangon and is largely rural.
The township's Paunglin Dam and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Mingaladon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.[1]
The new Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway cuts through the township.[2]
Borders
[edit ]Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi Township and Taikkyi Township in the west, Bago Township of Bago Region in the north and east, North Okkalapa Township, North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the south.[3]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ "Paunglin Dam opened". The New Light of Myanmar . 2004年03月23日. Archived from the original on 2011年07月16日. Retrieved 2009年09月15日.
- ^ "Myanmar strives for improving transport link with new capital". Xinhua News. 2009年03月08日.
- ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions and Townships Overview Map" (PDF). Yangon: Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010年12月03日.
External links
[edit ]- "Hlegu Township, Yangon Division" [permanent dead link ] map ID: MIMU154 Hlegu Township 090227 v01, 27 February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Hlegu Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer
