Botataung District ဗိုလ်တထောင်ခရိုင် | |
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District | |
_-_panoramio.jpg) Downtown Yangon from the Thaketa Bridge, Dawbon | |
 Botataung District in Yangon Region | |
| Coordinates:16°47′06″N96°10′59″E / 16.785°N 96.183°E /16.785; 96.183 | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region |  Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Aung Lwin |
| Area code | +951 |
Botataung District (Burmese:ဗိုလ်တထောင်ခရိုင်, officiallyBohtataung District) is aDistrict inYangon Region, Myanmar. It is a township in downtonYangon and contains five townships. The district was created in 2022, being one of the new districts created from the formerWest Yangon District.[1] TheMaha Bandula Bridge connects the western historic half with the eastern half of the district across thePazundaung Creek.
The district has five townships-Botataung Township,Mingala Taungnyunt Township andPazundaung Township on the west side ofPazundaung Creek withinDowntown Yangon andDawbon Township andThaketa Township east of Pazundaung Creek.[2] The Bohtataung Township Court was upgraded to a district-level court.[3] The district has an Administration Committee chaired byU Aung Lwin.[4]
In 2024, it was reported thatLt. Col Maung Maung Soe earned and received 50 millionkyat every day by checking the residential guest lists in Botataung District by demanding bribes from arrested individuals for their release.[5]
The district's western half has a significant number of historic sites. Botataung was part of Yangon's originalBritish city plan, with many colonial era buildings like theMinisters' Building (Secretariat) Complex andSt. Mary's Cathedral, the country's largest church, remaining as designated landmarks by theYangon City Development Committee.[6] The township also has theBotataung Pagoda, which is unique for being a hollowstupa being rebuilt after destruction duringWorld War II.[7]Strand Road, which also runs west into neighbouringKyauktada District, has several notable sites within Botataung District like the British embassy and theStrand Hotel.[8]
TheYangon Central Railway Station is located in this district, serving as a focal point for the city and access toMyanma Railway's national rail network.[9]
Mingala Taungnyunt is home to notable recreation sites likeBogyoke Aung San Stadium, built in 1906, and theYangon Zoological Gardens- which includes a zoo, museum and amusement park.[10][11] To the east on the Thaketa-Dawbon township border, the Yangon Waterboom Park opened in 2016 as another amusement park in the district.[12][13]
Pazundaung Township, in the district's west, is an old settlement being founded sometime before 1755, when it was first mentioned during theKonbaung–Hanthawaddy War.[14] In contrast,Thaketa Township in the district's east was founded in 1958 to relocated illegal slums into a satellite town.[15] Today, both townships are part of the core of Yangon city, with further suburbs having been built and developed since.
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1 - partially in Yangon city;2 - part of Yangon city | |||||||||||||||||||