Mayangon District
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Mayangon District
မရမ်းကုန်းခရိုင် | |
|---|---|
District | |
 View of Hlaing Township from Inya Lake | |
 Mayangon District in Yangon Region | |
| Coordinates: 16°51′40″N 96°09′07″E / 16.861°N 96.152°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Kyaw Thet Khaing |
| Area code | +951 |
Mayangon District (Burmese: မရမ်းကုန်းခရိုင်) is a District in Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is a township of Yangon and contains three townships. The district was created in 2022, being one of the new districts created from the former West Yangon District and East Yangon District.[1]
The district contains Inya Lake, which provides access to recreational activities to city residents. Its economy is primarily based on the service sector, having multiple major hospitals, hotels and various other services like information technology related businesses.
The district has three townships- Mayangon Township, Hlaing Township and North Okkalapa Township.[2] The Mayangon Township Court was upgraded to a district-level court.[3] The district has an Administrative Committee that oversees local government headed by chairman Kyaw Thet Khaing. The other members of the committee are Lt. Col. Phyo Aung Hein, Kyin Win and Ministry of Labour representative Aye Khaing Ohn.[4]
