Kyauktada Township is the center of downtown 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...

, Myanmar

Myanmar

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. The township consists of nine wards, and shares borders with Botataung township in the east, Seikkan township

Seikkan Township

Seikkan Township is a township located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. One of the smallest townships, Seikkan consists of just three wards. It has a primary school and a hospital.-References:...

 and Yangon river

Yangon River

The Yangon River is formed by the confluence of the Pegu and Myitmaka rivers and is a marine estuary that runs from Yangon emptying into the Gulf of Martaban of the Andaman Sea...

 in the south, Pabedan township

Pabedan Township

Pabedan Township is located in the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township is home to Bogyoke Aung San Market and Theingyi Market, two of the largest shopping centers in all of Yangon...

 in the west and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the north.

The township is home to many historic buildings, including the Sule Pagoda

Sule Pagoda

The Sule Pagoda is a Burmese stupa located in the heart of downtown Yangon, occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography. According to legend, it was built before the Shwe Dagon pagoda during the time of the Buddha, making it more...

, the City Hall

Yangon City Hall

Yangon City Hall is the city hall of Yangon, the largest city of Burma, and the seat of the city's administrative body, Yangon City Development Committee . The building is considered a fine example of syncretic Burmese architecture, featuring traditional tiered roofs called pyatthat, and was...

, the High Court, the Strand Hotel

Strand Hotel

The Strand is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar , built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing — or Yangon — River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, and is...

 as well as embassies of the US, the UK, Australia

Australia

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, and India

India

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. Three of the tallest buildings in Yangon, the Traders Hotel, 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

Sule Pagoda

The Sule Pagoda is a Burmese stupa located in the heart of downtown Yangon, occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography. According to legend, it was built before the Shwe Dagon pagoda during the time of the Buddha, making it more...

 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.

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.

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
Central Bank of Myanmar	Government office	24-26 Sule Pagoda Road	Old Central Bank building
Central Fire Station	Government office	137-139 Sule Pagoda Road
Central Post Office		39-41 Bo Aung Kyaw Road (and Merchant Road)
Central Naval Hydrographic Depot	Government office	55-61 Strand Road
City Hall Yangon City Hall Yangon City Hall is the city hall of Yangon, the largest city of Burma, and the seat of the city's administrative body, Yangon City Development Committee . The building is considered a fine example of syncretic Burmese architecture, featuring traditional tiered roofs called pyatthat, and was...	Government office	Maha Bandula Road
Customs House		132 Strand Road
Emmanuel Baptist Church	Church	411 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Fire Services	Government office	127-133 Sule Pagoda Road
Department of Information and Public Relations	Government office	22-24 Pansodan Road
Department of Immigration and Registration	Government office	416 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Internal Revenue	Government office	55-61 Pansodan Road
Department of Labour	Government office	138-158 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Department of Pensions	Government office	27 Bank Street
Embassy of Australia	Embassy	88 Strand Road
Embassy of India	Embassy	545-547 Merchant Road (and 36th Street)
Embassy of UK	Embassy	80 Strand Road
Embassy of USA	Embassy	581 Merchant Road
High Court	Court	89-133 Pansodan Road	Former High Court building
Inland Water Transport		44-54 Pansodan Road
Methodist Church	Church	239 Seikkantha Road
Ministry of Hotel and Tourism	Government office	77-91 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Agricultural and Village Tract Development Bank		526-532 Merchant Road
Myanma Economic Bank	Government office	564 Maha Bandula Garden Street (and Merchant Road)
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-2 and Savings Bank Branch-4	Government office	27-41 Pansodan Road
Myanma Economic Bank Branch-3	Government office	15-19 Sule Pagoda Road (and Strand Road)
Myanma Export Import Enterprise	Government office	579 Merchant Road (and Maha Bandula Garden Street)
Myanma Insurance	Government office	142-144 Sule Pagoda Road
Myanma Industrial Development Bank	Government office	26-42 Pansodan Road
Myanma Insurance (Fire & Engineering)	Government office	128-132 Pansodan Road
Myanma Posts and Telecommunications	Government office	125-133 Pansodan Road (and Maha Bandula Road)
Myanma Port Authority	Government office	2-20 Pansodan Road
Science & Technology Division, Cybermec		550-552 Merchant Road
Strand Hotel Strand Hotel The Strand is a Victorian-style hotel located in Yangon, Myanmar , built in 1896 by Aviet and Tigran Sarkie, two of the Sarkies Brothers. The hotel, which opened in 1901, which faces the Hlaing — or Yangon — River to its south, is one of the most famous hotels in Yangon and Southeast Asia, and is...	Hotel	92 Strand Road
Sule Pagoda Sule Pagoda The Sule Pagoda is a Burmese stupa located in the heart of downtown Yangon, occupying the centre of the city and an important space in contemporary Burmese politics, ideology and geography. According to legend, it was built before the Shwe Dagon pagoda during the time of the Buddha, making it more...	Pagoda	Sule Pagoda Road
Sunni Jamah Bengali Mosque	Mosque	93 Sule Pagoda Road
Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque	Mosque	224-228 35th Street
Yangon Division Office Complex	Government office	56-66 Bank Street	Old Police Commissioner's Office
Yangon Division Statistics Office	Government office	22-34 Bank Street
Yangon Divisional Court (Civil)	Court	1 Pansodan Road