Hlaingthaya West Township
Hlaingthaya (West) Township
လှိုင်သာယာ (အနောက်ပိုင်း) မြို့နယ် | |
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Villagers in the Shwe Lin Ban Industrial Zone | |
location in Insein District | |
| Coordinates: 16°54′00″N 96°02′35″E / 16.900°N 96.043°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| District | Insein District |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.24 sq mi (31.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Population | 329,492 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Hlaingthaya West township (Burmese: လှိုင်သာယာ (အနောက်ပိုင်း) မြို့နယ်) is a township in Insein District, Yangon Region, Myanmar. The township is the westernmost part of the city of Yangon and is divided into 11 urban wards and 4 village tracts grouping together a total of 9 villages. It is one of the few Yangon city townships with rural settlements. The township was split from the larger Hlaingthaya Township on 27 January 2020 according to Legal Notification 32/2020.