Taikkyi

Taikkyi
တိုက်ကြီးမြို့
Town
Taikkyi is located in Myanmar
Taikkyi
Taikkyi
Coordinates: 17°18′49″N 95°57′50″E / 17.3137°N 95.964°E / 17.3137; 95.964
Country Myanmar
Region Yangon Region
DistrictTaikkyi District
TownshipTaikkyi Township
Area
 • Total
10.68 sq mi (27.7 km2)
Population
 (2023)[1]
86,697
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

Taikkyi (Burmese: တိုက်ကြီးမြို့) is the capital town of Taikkyi District in northern Yangon Region, southern Myanmar.[1] On 30 April 2022, it became the capital of its own district when the North Yangon District was reorganised.[2][3]

The town was first recognised as a city during British Burma on 29 December 1908. Taikkyi is made of eight wards and grew as a station on the Yangon–Pyay Railway. The town's tourist attractions include the Kyeik Pun Thar Lun Pagoda, the Min Kyaung monastery and a large goldfish pond.[4]

Taikkyi is made of eight quarters : Inngalar, Shanzu, Oakponezu, Bawdhigone, Mingalar, Bootar, Odann, Zay. Two main high schools in Taikkyi are BEHS-Taikkyi and BEHS (Myoma)-Taikkyi.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b General Administration Department (March 2023). Taikkyi Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya တိုက်ကြီးမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Taikkyi Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ "A visit to Taikkyi, a tour destination with many attractions (1)". Global New Light of Myanmar. 22 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" (PDF). Myanmar Information Management Unit. December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-02-19.