Kamayut Township ( my, ကမာရွတ် မြို့နယ်, ; also spelt Kamaryut Township) is located in the north central part of
Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with
Hlaing township in the north, Hlaing township and
Kyimyindaing township in the west, the
Inya Lake
Inya Lake ( my, အင်းလျားကန်, ''ʔīnyā kǎn'' ; formerly, Lake Victoria) is the largest lake in Yangon, Burma (Myanmar), a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Locat ...
,
Bahan township and
Mayangon township in the east, and
Sanchaung township
Sanchaung Township ( my, စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ် ) is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Townsh ...
in the south.
One of the most prosperous areas in Yangon (a prime upmarket area), Kamayut is also the "college town" of the Yangon.
Pyay Road
Pyay Road ( my, ပြည်လမ်း, formerly Prome Road) is a major thoroughfare of Yangon, Burma and the first stage of the National Highway 1 which eventually leads to Mandalay. It crosses the western-central side of the city in a north ...
which cuts across the township is lined with many education and media related institutions such as
Myanmar Radio and Television
Myanmar Radio and Television ( my, မြန်မာ့အသံနှင့်ရုပ်မြင်သံကြား, abbreviated MRTV), formerly the Burma Broadcasting Service (BBS), is the parent of the state-run Myanmar Radio National ...
headquarters.
Yangon University
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, mottoeng = There's no friend like wisdom.
, established =
, type = Public
, rector = Dr. Tin Mg Tun
, undergrad = 4194
, postgrad = 5748
, city = Kamayut 11041, Yangon
, state = Yangon Regio ...
, the
University of Medicine 1, Yangon, the
Yangon Institute of Economics, the
Yangon Institute of Education
The Yangon University of Education (formerly the Yangon Institute of Education; my, ရန်ကုန် ပညာရေး တက္ကသိုလ် ; abbreviated YUOE), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the premier university of education in ...
and affiliated
TTC and
University of Distance Education, Yangon
The University of Distance Education, Yangon ( my, အဝေးသင် တက္ကသိုလ် (ရန်ကုန်) ), located in Yangon, is one of two universities under the University of Distance Education system in Myanmar. With over ...
are all located in the township. The township has twelve primary schools, two middle schools and five high schools.
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Etymology
"Kamayut" derives from the Mon language
The Mon language (, mnw, ဘာသာမန်, links=no, (Mon-Thai ဘာသာမည်) ; my, မွန်ဘာသာ; th, ภาษามอญ; formerly known as Peguan and Talaing) is an Austroasiatic language spoken by the Mon peop ...
term "Kamarot" ( mnw, ကမာရတ်; ), which means "lake of gems".
Landmarks
The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Kamayut township.
Economy
Sinhmalike Market, formerly Kunchan Market, built in 1962, is the township's primary market. In 2010, the Yangon administration announced it would upgrade the market by building an eight-storey shopping center.
Kamayut Township is also home to Junction Square Centre, a 4-storey shopping centre on the corner of Pyay and Kyuntaw Roads and opened in March 2012. The Blazon Department Store is also located in the township.
The M&A Office Tower, a 17-storey office building, is expected to be completed in 2013.
References
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)
Townships of Yangon