Kyauktada Township ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Kyauktada Township
City Hall and the Sule Pagoda as seen from Maha Bandula Park
Kyauktada Township
Coordinates: 16°46′27.92″N 96°9′31.52″E / 16.7744222°N 96.1587556°E / 16.7744222; 96.1587556
Country	Myanmar
Division	Yangon
City	Yangon
Township	Kyauktada
Area
• Total	0.6 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	37,000
• Density	57,000/km2 (150,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11181, 11182
Area code(s)	1; (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

Kyauktada Township (Burmese: ကျောက်တံတား မြို့နယ် [tɕaʊʔdədá mjo̰nɛ̀]) is the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung Township in the east, Seikkan Township and Yangon River in the south, Pabedan Township in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the north.^[1]

The township is home to many historic buildings, including the Sule Pagoda, the City Hall, the High Court Building, the Strand Hotel as well as embassies of the UK and India. Three of the tallest buildings in Yangon, the Traders Hotel (now Sule Shangri-La), the Sakura Tower, and the Center Point Tower are located in Kyauktada. Many government offices are headquartered here. Maha Bandula Park across from Sule Pagoda and the city hall is a major recreational area in the downtown area.

The township has five primary schools, one middle school and one high school. Many of its school children attend high schools in nearby townships of Botataung and Pabedan.

Sule Pagoda

Yangon City Hall

The former High Court building in downtown Yangon

Sakura Tower (80+m), one of few modern office buildings in Yangon

Landmarks

As Kyauktada township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including 39 landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.^[2]

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