Pabedan Township
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Pabedan Township
|native_name = {{lang|my|ပန်းဘဲတန်း မြို့နယ်}}
|official_name = Pabedan Township
|postal_code = 11141, 11142, 11143
|postal_code_type = Postal codes
|pushpin_map = Burma
|settlement_type = Township of Yangon
|image_skyline = Mahabandula Road, Yangon, Myanmar.jpg
|imagesize = 200px
|image_caption = Looking East on Maha Bandula Road
|image_map =
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Yangon Region}}
|subdivision_type2 = City
|subdivision_name2 = Yangon
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Kyauktada District
|area_code = 1 (mobile: 80, 99)
|area_total_km2 =
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.293
|population =
|population_as_of = 2000
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_total = 40,000
|coordinates = {{coord|16|46|49|N|96|9|20|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m =
|timezone = MST
|utc_offset = 6:30
|website =
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Pabedan Township ({{langx|my|ပန်းဘဲတန်း မြို့နယ်}}, {{IPA|my|bəbɛ́dáɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀|pron}}) is located in the center of downtown Yangon, Myanmar. The township is home to Bogyoke Aung San Market and Theingyi Market, two of the largest markets in all of Yangon. The township consists of eleven wards, and shares borders with Kyauktada township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, Latha township in the west and Dagon township in the north.
The township has three primary schools, two middle schools, three high schools., and BEHS 2 Pabedan.
Landmarks
As Pabedan township was part of the original city plan implemented by the British, it is dotted with many colonial era buildings, including landmark buildings and structures protected by the city.{{cite news| url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no87/New/14.htm | title=Special Reports: Heritage List | newspaper=The Myanmar Times | date=2001-10-29}}
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| BEHS 2 Pabedan
| School | 124-142 Shwebontha Road | |
| Bogyoke Aung San Market
| Market | |
| Arulmigu Kali Amman Kovil @ Sri Kali Temple
| Tamil Hindu Temple | Corner of Anawrhata Road & Kon Zay Tan Street. | |
| Gulam Arif Masjit Waqf Mosque
| Mosque | 62-64 Lanmadaw Road | |
| Former Life Insurance Corporation of India Building
| Office | 654 Merchant Road (corner of Shwebontha Road) | |
| Nausaripuri Mosque
| Mosque | 281 Shwebontha Road | |
| Thein Group Building
| Condominium | 134/138 Konzaydan Street |
| Surti Sunni Jamah Mosque
| Mosque | 149 Shwebontha Road |
| Junction City{{Cite web|url=https://junctioncityyangon.com/|title=Mixed Use Development in Yangon, Myanmar|website=Junction City Yangon|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}
|Shopping Center, Office |Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
| Pan Pacific Hotel{{Cite web|url=https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pp-yangon.html|title=Yangon Hotel {{!}} Pan Pacific Yangon Official Site {{!}} Luxury Hotel in Yangon|website=www.panpacific.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}
|Hotel |Corner of Bogyoke Aung San Road & Shwedagon Pagoda Road | |
Gallery
Image:Myanmar-Yangon-Bogyoke market.jpg|Bogyoke Aung San Market
Image:01-yangon-calles-d02.jpg|Theingyi Market—Hall C
References
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{{Townships of Yangon}}
{{Yangon Division}}
{{Administrative divisions of Burma (Myanmar)}}