Thanlyin Township
Thanlyin Township
သန်လျင်မြို့နယ် | |
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Ships at Thilawa Port Aerial view of farms in eastern Thanlyin Entrance to the Thilawa Special Economic Zone | |
Location of Thanlyin Township in Thanlyin District | |
| Coordinates: 16°45′11″N 96°19′41″E / 16.753°N 96.328°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| Region | Yangon Region |
| District | Thanlyin District |
| Area | |
• Total | 143.98 sq mi (372.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | 282,943 |
| • Ethnicities | |
| • Religions | |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
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Thanlyin Township (Burmese: သန်လျင်မြို့နယ်) is a township in Thanlyin District, southeast Yangon Region, Myanmar. The township has only one town- the principal town of Thanlyin, which has seventeen urban wards. The township also has 57 villages grouped into 28 village tracts. The township located across the Bago River from the city of Yangon and is home to Thilawa Port, the largest port terminal in Myanmar.