Taikkyi () is the capital town of
Taikkyi District in northern
Yangon Region, southern
Myanmar
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On 30 April 2022, it became the capital of its own district when the
North Yangon District was reorganised.
The town was first recognised as a city during
British Burma on 29 December 1908. Taikkyi is made of eight wards and grew as a station on the
Yangon–Pyay Railway. The town's tourist attractions include the Kyeik Pun Thar Lun Pagoda, the Min Kyaung monastery and a large
goldfish pond.
Taikkyi is made of eight quarters : Inngalar, Shanzu, Oakponezu, Bawdhigone, Mingalar, Bootar, Odann, Zay. Two main high schools in Taikkyi are BEHS-Taikkyi and BEHS (Myoma)-Taikkyi.
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Populated places in Yangon Region
Township capitals of Myanmar