Central address: Unnamed Road, Twantay, Myanmar (Burma)
Elevation: 14.911
Time Zone: Asia/Yangon
Latitude: 16° 42' 43.5312'' N
Longitude: 95° 56' 17.9844'' E
Twante Township also Twantay Township (Burmese: တွံတေး မြို့နယ်, pronounced [tʊ̀ɴté mjo̰nɛ̀]) 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. The longest man made canal in Myanmar is Twante canal and it is also a shortcut waterway to Ayawaddy river to Yangon river which divides Twante Township with its length of 35 km and there is one bridge that spans the canal is called Twante bridge. Baungdawgyoke Monastery in Twante Township is one the famous as there are pagodas including the replica of Mahabodhi Temple
The latitude of Twante is 16.712092, and the longitude is 95.938329. Twante is a city is located at Myanmar with the gps coordinates of 16° 42' 43.5312'' N and 95° 56' 17.9844'' E. The elevation of Twante is 14.911, the time zone is Asia/Yangon.
Latitude | 16.712092 | Longitude | 95.938329 |
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Elevation | 14.911 | DMS Lat | 16° 42' 43.5312'' N |
DMS Lng | 95° 56' 17.9844'' E | GeoHASH | w4upp4k4vpepc |
UTM Zone | 46Q | UTM Easting | 813354.402796248 |
UTM Northing | 1850017.45349901 | Time Zone | Asia/Yangon |
Country | Myanmar | Country Code | 95 |