Thaketa Township

Thaketa Township (Burmese: သာကေတ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [θàkèta̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun Township in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and Dawbon Township in the south.[2] The Pazundaung Creek flows through the township. Founded in 1959, Thaketa is made up largely of middle-class and working-class neighborhoods.

Thaketa Township သာကေတ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Thaketa Township
Thaketa Township
Coordinates: 16°47′40″N 96°12′6″E
Country	Myanmar
Division	Yangon Region
City	Yangon
Township	Thaketa
Settled	1959[1]
Area
• Total	13.01 km^2 (5.024 sq mi)
Population  (2000)[2]
• Total	322,000
• Density	25,000/km^2 (64,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11231, 11232
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

5 South Korean companies have teamed up to build a 500-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Thaketa Township to supply electricity to Thilawa Special Economic Zone.[3]

History

In 1958, Thaketa township is founded by Yangon Mayor Colonel Htun Sein during General Ne Win's Care taker government of Myanmar(Burma) in order to relocate illegal slams in Yangon. It is built on the peninsula of Pazundaung Creek and Nga Moe Yeik creek in eastern part of Yangon.

Population

As of 2014, Thaketa Township has 220,556 residents with 48.6% male residents and 51.4% female residents which means majority of the population is female residents.[4]

Education

The township has nine monastic schools, 46 primary schools, eight middle schools and five high schools.[2]

References

1. Kyaw Kyaw; Hartmut Gaese; Mi Mi Kyi (2006). Frauke Krass; Hartmut Gaese; Mi Mi Kyi (eds.). Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. pp. 333–334. ISBN 978-3-8258-0042-0.
2. "Thaketa Township". Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
3. "South Korean companies to build Rangoon power plant". Mizzima. 8 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
4. "Thaketa (Township, Myanmar) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". citypopulation.info. Retrieved 2020-03-13.