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Yangon Region is divided into four districts, which overlap with the city's jurisdiction. [1] The current mayor of Yangon is U Bo Htay , [2] [3] an economist and a retired professor at the Yangon Institute of Economics. Each township is administered by a committee of township leaders, who make decisions regarding city beautification and ...
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The district was created alongside a larger reorganization of Yangon Region's subdivisions on 30 April 2022. The former North Yangon District along with the other three districts were expanded to 14 districts by the provisional government. [2] To its north, it borders Taikkyi District, to its east it borders Hlegu District.
In June 1974, Hanthawaddy (Hongsavatoi) and Hmawbi townships were transferred from Pegu Division to Rangoon Division. [4] Post-war Yangon grew tremendously. Successive Burmese governments built satellite towns near Yangon. Today, Yangon Region is essentially the Greater Yangon metropolitan area surrounded by a hollow rural hinterland.
Hlaingthaya was incorporated as a township in 1989, following the 8888 Uprising, in order to resettle squatters in central Yangon. [4] In 1991, authorities began establishing industrial zones and produce trading centres in the township. [4] The largest industrial zone, Hlaingthaya, was established in 1995 and covers a land area of 567 hectares. [5]
Hmawbi Township (Burmese: မှော်ဘီမြို့နယ်) township is located in northwest of Yangon City. The principal town and administrative seat is Hmawbi. [2] The Hmawbi airport is at Indan, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the town of Hmawbi. [3