South Okkalapa Township
South Okkalapa Township
တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် | |
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Township of Yangon | |
| South Okkalapa Township | |
Housing Complex near Parami Station | |
| Coordinates: 16°50′46″N 96°10′46″E / 16.84611°N 96.17944°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Yangon Region |
| City | Yangon |
| District | Thingangyun District |
| Settled | 1959 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.70 km2 (2.973 sq mi) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 193,354 |
| • Density | 25,000/km2 (65,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC6:30 (MST) |
| Postal codes | 11091 |
| Area code(s) | 1 (mobile: 80, 99) |
| YCDC | |
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South Okkalapa Township (Burmese: တောင်ဥက္ကလာပ မြို့နယ် [tàʊɰ̃ ʔoʊʔkəlàpa̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with North Okkalapa Township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Yankin Township in the west and Thingangyun Township in the south. South Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system.