Hlegu Township is a township

Townships of Burma

Townships are the third-level administrative divisions of Burma. They are the sub divisions of the Districts of Burma. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit , as of December 2007, there are 325 townships of Burma...

 in Yangon Division

Yangon Division

Yangon Region is an administrative region of Myanmar. Located in the heart of Lower Myanmar, the division is bordered by Bago Region in the north and east, the Gulf of Martaban in the south, and Ayeyarwady Region in the west. Yangon Region is dominated by its capital city of Yangon, the former...

, Burma (Myanmar). It is northeast of the city Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

 and is largely rural.

The township's Paunglin Dam

Paunglin Dam

Paunglin Dam is a dam in the Yangon Division, Burma. It is located near Hlegu, northeast of Yangon. The dam and the Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares of farmland between Hlegu and Yangon, and nearly 340 million liters of water a day to the people living in Yangon....

 and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Yangon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.

The new Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway cuts through the township.

Borders

Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi Township

Hmawbi Township

Hmawbi Township is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma . It is located northwest of the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi...

 and Taikkyi Township in the west, Bago Township

Bago Township

Bago Township or Pegu Township is a township in Bago District in the Bago Region of Burma. The principal town is Bago....

 of Bago Region in the north and east, North Okkalapa Township

North Okkalapa Township

North Okkalapa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Hlegu township and Mingaladon township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Mingaladon township and Mayangon township in the west, and Kamayut township, and...

, North Dagon Township

North Dagon Township

North Dagon Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 25 wards, and shares borders with East Dagon Township in the north and east, South Okkalapa township in the west, and South Dagon township in the south...

 and East Dagon Township

East Dagon Township

East Dagon Township is located in the easternmost part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 54 wards and three village tracts. It shares borders with Hlegu township in the north, North Dagon township in the west, and South Dagon township in the south and west...

in the south.

External links

• "Hlegu Township, Yangon Division" map ID: MIMU154 Hlegu Township 090227 v01, 27 February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
• "Hlegu Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer