Ahlone Township ( ; also Ahlon Township) is located in the western part 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 ...

. The township comprises eleven wards, and shares borders with

Sanchaung township Sanchaung Township ( ) 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 Township in the east, Kyimyindaing Township in the west, and Dagon T ...

and

Kyimyindaing township Kyimyindaing Township (, ; also Kyeemyindaing Township, Kyimyindine, or Kyi Myin Dine, and anglicised as Kemmendine) is located in the western part of Yangon, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, the Yangon River and Twante Town ...

in the north, the Yangon river in the west,

Dagon township Dagon Township ( ) is located immediately north of downtown Yangon. The township comprises five wards, and shares borders with Bahan Township in the north, Ahlon Township in the west, Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, and Lanmadaw Townsh ...

in the east, and

Lanmadaw township Lanmadaw Township (; ) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Ahlone Township in the west, Latha Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, and Dagon Township in the north. It con ...

in the south. Ahlone wharves administered by

Myanmar Port Authority The Myanma Port Authority (, abbreviated MPA) is a government agency vested with the responsibility to regulate and administer the port, coastal ports of Myanmar. It is a department of the Ministry of Transport (Burma), Ministry of Transport. T ...

are located in southwestern Ahlone. Asia World has also operated a port in Ahlone since 2000. Thakin Mya Park is the major park in the township. This park was reconstructed in 2014 and before was an abandoned park for many years. Ahlone Township was once home to Thiri Mingala Market, Yangon's largest wholesale and retail market until 2010, when the Yangon City Development Committee began preparations to move the market to

Hlaing Township Hlaing Township (, ), also spelt Hline, is an area of Yangon, Myanmar in the West Yangon District of Yangon Region. The township is entirely urban and comprises 16 wards. In 2000, the township's population was estimated to be about 125,000. Geo ...

in the suburbs, to allow for lane expansions on Strand Road and expansion of Asia World's wharves.

Population

Ahlone Township has 55,482 residents residing as of March 2014. Majority of the residents are females being 53.9% of the population with males being 46.1%.

Education

Ahlone has ten primary schools, two middle schools and six high schools.

Landmarks

The following are some high schools in Ahlone established over many decades.

References

{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar) Townships of Yangon