Hlegu Township
Hlegu Township
လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ် | |
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Township | |
Hlegu Township | |
UTC6:30 (MST) | |
Area code | 1 |
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
- The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-03-23. Archived from the originalon 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- Xinhua News. 2009-03-08.
- ^ "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.
External links
- "Hlegu Township, Yangon Division"[permanent dead link] map ID: MIMU154 Hlegu Township 090227 v01, 27 February 2009, Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- "Hlegu Google Satellite Map" Maplandia World Gazetteer