Dawbon Township

Dawbon Township (Burmese: ဒေါပုံ မြို့နယ် [dɔ́bòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township in the east, and Pazundaung township in the south across the Pazundaung Creek.^[1] Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge.

Dawbon Township ဒေါပုံ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Dawbon Township
Students walking in Dawbon Township
Location of the township in Yangon.
Dawbon Township
Coordinates: 16°40′0″N 96°11′0″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Yangon Region
City	Yangon
District	Botataung District
Area
• Total	3.7 km2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	75,325
• Density	20,000/km2 (53,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11241
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[1]

The township has twelve primary schools, four middle schools and one high school.^[1]

Population

Dawbon Township's population is over 75,000 with 51.2% of female residents and 48.8% of male residents as of 2014.^[2]