Insein Township

Insein Township

အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်
Insein Township အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်
Township of Yangon
	Insein Station on the Yangon Circular Railway
	Insein Township in Insein District, Yangon
	Coordinates: 16°53′34″N 96°5′53″E / 16.89278°N 96.09806°E
Country	Myanmar
Region	Yangon Region
City	Yangon
District	Insein District
Area
• Total	13.52 sq mi (35.0 km2)
Population (2023)
• Total	247,675
• Density	18,000/sq mi (7,100/km2)
• Ethnic groups	Bamar:84%; Kayin:11%; Rakhine:1.8%; Chin:0.8%; Mon:0.6%; Shan:0.4%; Chinese: 0.3%; Indian: 0.3%; Kachin:0.3%; Kayah:0.2%;
Time zone	UTC6:30 (MMT)
Postal codes	11011, 11012, 11013
Area code(s)	1 (mobile: 80, 99)

Insein Township (Burmese: အင်းစိန်မြို့နယ်, pronounced [ɪ́ɰ̃sèiɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in northern Yangon. The township comprises 21 wards, and shares borders with Shwepyitha township in the north, Hlaingthaya township in the west, Mingaladon township in the east and Mayangon township in the south. Insein is home to the Insein Prison, the most notorious prison in the country that houses hundreds of political prisoners.