Mingaladon Township

Mingaladon Township (Burmese: မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် [mɪ̀ɰ̃ɡəlàdòʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀] Mon: ဍုၚ်ဒြဲာမ္ၚဵု) is located in the northernmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 31 wards, and shares borders with Hmawbi Township in the north, North Okkalapa Township in the east, Insein Township and Shwepyitha Township in the west, and Mayangon Township in the south.^[1] Mingaladon is still relatively undeveloped and lacks basic municipal services.

Mingaladon Township မင်္ဂလာဒုံ မြို့နယ် Mon: ဍုၚ်ဒြဲာမ္ၚဵု Mingalardon Township
Township of Yangon
Mingaladon Township
Mingaladon from an aeroplane near Yangon Airport
Mingaladon Township
Coordinates: 16°54′26″N 96°08′0″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Yangon Region
City	Yangon
District	Mingaladon District
Area
• Total	106.6 km2 (41.14 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2000)[1]
• Total	136,000
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MMT)
Postal codes	11021
Area code	1 (mobile: n/a)
YCDC[1]

Mingaladon is home to the Yangon International Airport and the Hlawga National Park

Etymology

The Burmese place name Mingaladon (မင်္ဂလာဒုံ) is a portmanteau of two words: Pali mangala ("blessed") and Mon ဍုၚ် ([dɜŋ], "town").^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Mingaladon (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.6 (90.7)	34.7 (94.5)	36.5 (97.7)	37.4 (99.3)	34.2 (93.6)	31.0 (87.8)	30.4 (86.7)	30.1 (86.2)	31.0 (87.8)	32.3 (90.1)	33.0 (91.4)	32.2 (90.0)	32.9 (91.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.2 (77.4)	27.0 (80.6)	29.1 (84.4)	30.8 (87.4)	29.5 (85.1)	27.7 (81.9)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.5 (81.5)	28.1 (82.6)	27.7 (81.9)	25.7 (78.3)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.9 (64.2)	19.2 (66.6)	21.7 (71.1)	24.1 (75.4)	24.9 (76.8)	24.4 (75.9)	24.2 (75.6)	24.1 (75.4)	24.1 (75.4)	24.0 (75.2)	22.4 (72.3)	19.2 (66.6)	22.5 (72.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4.7 (0.19)	2.5 (0.10)	11.8 (0.46)	39.6 (1.56)	283.8 (11.17)	512.9 (20.19)	579.1 (22.80)	519.8 (20.46)	389.4 (15.33)	195.4 (7.69)	57.4 (2.26)	3.5 (0.14)	2,599.9 (102.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	0.4	0.2	0.8	2.4	14.5	25.9	26.7	26.5	21.4	14.0	3.4	0.4	136.6
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

Transport

Mingaladon's Aung Mingala Bus Terminal serves all the highway buses to all major cities and towns in the country, except for those in the Ayeyarwady Division.^[4]

Mingaladon Air Base

Mingaladon is home to an air base (ICAO: VYHB) of the Myanmar Air Force, formerly called 502 Air Base.

Education

The University of Computer Studies, Yangon, one of the country's best universities, is located in the western part of the township on the west bank of Hlawga National Park. The township is also home to the Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Science.