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South Dagon Township

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South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; Burmese: ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ် [dəɡòʊɰ̃ mjo̰ðɪʔ tàʊɰ̃báɪɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 26 wards and three village tracts, and shares borders with North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the north, Thingangyun Township in the west across the Pazundaung Creek, the Bago River in the east, and Dagon Seikkan Township in the south.[2] South Dagon is one of the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government.

Country Myanmar
Settled1989[1]
Postal codes
11431, 11432, 11433, 11434
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South Dagon Township
ဒဂုံမြို့သစ်တောင်ပိုင်း မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
South Dagon Township
South Dagon Football Stadium
South Dagon Football Stadium
South Dagon Township is located in Myanmar
South Dagon Township
South Dagon Township
Location within Myanmar
Coordinates: 16°51′0″N 96°14′0″E
Country Myanmar
Region Yangon Region
CityYangon
DistrictDagon Myothit District
Settled1989[1]
Area
 • Total
79.11 km2 (30.545 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
371,646
 • Density4,697.8/km2 (12,167/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes
11431, 11432, 11433, 11434
Area codes1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]
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The township has 31 primary schools, seven middle schools and three high schools.[2] It is home to the University of Culture, Yangon.

Demographics

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Ethnic composition of South Dagon Township
Ethnic group Percentage
Bamar
 
88.11%
Foreigners
 
8.47%
Rakhine
 
1.41%
Karen
 
1.07%
Mon
 
0.54%
Chin
 
0.22%
Kachin
 
0.11%
Shan
 
0.06%
Kayah
 
0.01%
Source: 2019 GAD township report
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The Bamar make up the majority of the township's population, while the Rakhine and Karen are the largest minority groups.[3]

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