South Okkalapa Township

South Okkalapa Township (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် [tàʊɰ̃ ʔoʊʔkəlàpa̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with North Okkalapa Township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Yankin Township in the west and Thingangyun Township in the south.^[2] South Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system.

South Okkalapa Township တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
South Okkalapa Township
South Okkalapa Township
Coordinates: 16°50′46″N 96°10′46″E / 16.84611°N 96.17944°E / 16.84611; 96.17944Coordinates: 16°50′46″N 96°10′46″E / 16.84611°N 96.17944°E / 16.84611; 96.17944
Country	Myanmar
Division	Yangon
City	Yangon
Township	South Okkalapa
Settled	1959^[1]
Area
• Total	7.70 km^2 (2.973 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	193,354
• Density	25,000/km^2 (65,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11091
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC^[2]

Education

The township has 32 primary schools, nine middle schools and five high schools.^[2]

Health

The North Okkalapa General Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of the University of Medicine 2, Yangon serves South Okkalapa as well. The South Okkalapa Women's and Children's Hospital is a major specialized hospital in the city.

References

1. Kyaw Kyaw (2006). Frauke Krass; Hartmut Gaese; Mi Mi Kyi (eds.). Megacity yangon: transformation processes and modern developments. Berlin: Lit Verlag. pp. 333–334. ISBN 3-8258-0042-3.
2. . Yangon City Development Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-18.