Hlegu (, ) is the capital of
Hlegu District in northern
Yangon Region
Yangon Region (, ; formerly Rangoon Division and Yangon Division) is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in central Myanmar, the region is bordered by Bago Region to the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban to the south, and Ayeyarwady ...
,
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...
about 45 km north-east of
Yangon
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...
city. It is located on both sides of the Ngamoyeik River.
"Hlegu, Yangon N 17° 5' 43'' E 96° 13' 16''"
GeoNames.org Hlegu is also the administrative seat of Hlegu Township and has five urban wards.
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Populated places in Yangon Region
Township capitals of Myanmar