Twante Township also Twantay Township (Burmese: တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, pronounced[tʊ̀ɰ̃témjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It is located west across the Hlaing River from the city of Yangon. The principal town and administrative seat is Twante. The township is home to the Shwesandaw Pagoda (known as "Golden Hair Relic Pagoda" in English) and it is believed to contain strands of hair from the head of Gautama, and its annual pagoda festival is held on Burmese New Year.[2] Built by the British in 1881, the Twante Canal The longest man made canal in Myanmar is Twante canal is the longest man-made canal in Myanmar,[3] providing a shortcut waterway between Irawaddy River and Yangon river.[citation needed] This divides Twante Township across its which divides Twante Township with its length of 35 km[4] and there is one bridge that spans the canal is called Twante bridge.[5] Baungdawgyoke Monastery in Twante Township is famous as there are pagodas including the replica of Mahabodhi Temple[6][7]
Panoramic View of Twante Shwe San Daw Pagoda.
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TwanteTownship also Twantay Township (Burmese: တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [tʊ̀ɰ̃té mjo̰nɛ̀]) is a township in the Yangon Region of Burma (Myanmar). It...
The township, made up of 23 wards and 23 village track (including 50 villages), is bounded by the Yangon river in the north and east, the Twante Canal...
Mayangon Township, and Hlaing Township in the east across the Yangon River, and TwanteTownship in the south. Hlaingthaya was incorporated as a township in...
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the largest city in the country. Other important cities are Thanlyin and Twante. The division is the most developed region of the country and the main international...
millimetres (30.0 in) of rain. The island belongs to the township of Cocokyun. The township had a corruption scandal in the Myanmar general election of...
Thanlyin, and regional ferries to the Irrawaddy delta. The 22-mile (35 km) Twante Canal was the quickest route from Yangon to the Irrawaddy delta until the...
Yangon-Mandalay highway. River ferries to the Irrawaddy delta over the Twante Canal are available from Yangon's passenger ports. Thilawa port is the largest...
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Myanmar. The township comprises eight wards, and is bounded by the Yangon river in the north, the Twante Canal in the east, and TwanteTownship in the south...
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