South Dagon Township

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South Dagon Township (also South Dagon Myothit; Template:Langx Script error: No such module "IPA".) is located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township comprises 26 wards and three village tracts, and shares borders with North Dagon Township and East Dagon Township in the north, Thingangyun Township in the west across the Pazundaung Creek, the Bago River in the east, and Dagon Seikkan Township in the south.[1] South Dagon is one of the new satellite towns founded in 1989 by the military government.

The township has 31 primary schools, seven middle schools and three high schools.[1] It is home to the University of Culture, Yangon.

Demographics

Ethnic composition of South Dagon Township
Ethnic group Percentage
Bamar
88.11%
Foreigners
8.47%
Rakhine
1.41%
Karen
1.07%
Mon
0.54%
Chin
0.22%
Kachin
0.11%
Shan
0.06%
Kayah
0.01%
Source: 2019 GAD township report

The Bamar make up the majority of the township's population, while the Rakhine and Karen are the largest minority groups.[2]

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