Hlegu Township

Coordinates: 17°14′0″N 96°14′0″E / 17.23333°N 96.23333°E / 17.23333; 96.23333
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Hlegu Township
လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်
Township
Hlegu Township
UTC6:30 (MST)
Area code1

Hlegu Township (

Burma (Myanmar). It is northeast of the city Yangon
and is largely rural.

The township's Paunglin Dam and Ngamoeyeik Reservoir supply water to over 28,300 hectares (70,000 acres) of farmland between Hlegu and Mingaladon, and nearly 340 million liters (90 million gallons) of water a day to the people living in Yangon.[1]

The new Yangon-Naypyidaw Highway cuts through the township.[2]

Borders

Hlegu township shares borders with Hmawbi Township and Taikkyi Township in the west, Bago Township of Bago Region in the north and east, North Okkalapa Township, North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the south.[3]

Notes

  1. The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-03-23. Archived from the original
    on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. Xinhua News
    . 2009-03-08.
  3. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions and Townships Overview Map" (PDF). Yangon: Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU). December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-03.

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