Hlegu District
Hlegu Township
Hlegu District လှည်းကူးမြို့နယ် လှည်းကူးခရိုင် | |
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 Hlegu District in Yangon Region | |
| Coordinates: 17°14′0″N 96°14′0″E / 17.23333°N 96.23333°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon Region |
| District | Hlegu District |
| Capital | Hlegu |
| Area | |
• Total | 222.749 sq mi (576.918 km2) |
| Population (2023)[1] | 269,377 |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MMT) |
| Area code | 1 |
Hlegu Township (Burmese: လှည်းကူး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [l̥ɛ́ɡú mjo̰nɛ̀]) is the only township in Hlegu District (Burmese: လှည်းကူးခရိုင်) in northern Yangon Region, Myanmar. It is northeast of the city Yangon and is largely rural. The township only has one town: the principal town of Hlegu, which has five urban wards. The rural portion of the township contains 168 villages grouped into 57 village tracts.[1] In April 2022, the township was promoted to become its own district, splitting off from North Yangon District.[2][3]
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.[4] The township is prone to flooding from the Ngamoeyeik River and Bago River. In 2014, floods affected 3000 people in the villages of Ngwenanthar, Malit, Sinhpon, Sitpinmyauk and Yaekyaw villages. Blockages in drainage systems also caused severe flooding in Tadagyi village in rural Hlegu Towsnhip.[5]
The new Yangon–Mandalay Expressway cuts through the township.[6]
Borders
[edit]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.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Hlegu Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya လှည်းကူးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Hlegu Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Paunglin Dam opened". The New Light of Myanmar. 2004-03-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ^ "Hlegu village overwhelmed by sustained floods". Democratic Voice of Burma. 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Myanmar strives for improving transport link with new capital". 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
[edit]- "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
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