Tamwe Township

Tamwe Township (also Tarmwe Township; Burmese: တာမွေ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [tàmwè mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in east central Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 20 wards, and shares borders with Yankin Township in the north, Thingangyun Township and Mingala Taungnyunt Township in the east, Bahan Township in the west, and Mingala Taungnyunt township in the south.^[2]

Tamwe Township တာမွေ မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
Tamwe Township
U Chit Maung Road near Shwegonedaing Junction, 2015
Tamwe Township
Coordinates: 16°46′16″N 96°10′0″E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Yangon Region
City	Yangon
District	Thingangyun District
Area
• Total	44.1 km2 (17.02 sq mi)
Population  (2009)[1]
• Total	140,000
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MST)
Postal codes	11211, 11212
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)
YCDC[2]

Etymology

"Tamwe" derives from the Mon language term "Tamoa" (Mon: တာမွဲ; [ta mòa]), which means "one toddy palm tree."^[3][4]

Education

The township has 30 primary schools, four middle schools and six high schools.^[2]

Population

As of 2014 March, Tamwe has a population of 165,313 with 45.2% male residents and 54.8% female residents.^[5]

Landmarks

Market in Tamwe Township

The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Tamwe township.^[6]

Structure	Type	Address	Notes
St. Francis' Catholic Church	Church	131 Kyaikkasan Road	Ocean Supermarket Shwegondine Road

The Yangon Workers' Hospital, one of the city's three Social Security Board-funded free hospitals is located in Tamwe.^[7][8]