Sanchaung Township

Sanchaung Township (Burmese: စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ် [sáɰ̃dʑáʊɰ̃ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises 18 wards, and shares borders with Kamayut Township in the north, Kamayut township and Bahan Township in the east, Kyimyindaing Township in the west, and Dagon Township and Ahlon Township in the south. The township has 19 primary schools, two middle schools and four high schools.

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Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung အခြေခံပညာအထက်တန်းကျောင်း စမ်းချောင်းမြို့နယ်; abbreviated to အ.ထ.က. စမ်းချောင်း; formerly, St. Philomena's High School; commonly known as Sanchaung 2 High School), located on Pyay Road, Sanchaung township, is a public high school in Yangon. The mostly-girls school offers classes from kindergarten to Tenth Standard. The school's main colonial era building, in its 13-acre campus, is a landmark protected by the city, and is listed on the Yangon City Heritage List. Mahar Myaing Building မဟာမြိုင်ဆောင် was built on December 8th 1926. Malar Myaing Building မာလာမြိုင်ဆောင် was built in 1938. The school produced the top ranked students in 2009, 2010, 2013, and 2014 at national college matriculation examinations.

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Padonmar Stadium

Padonmar Stadium (Burmese: ပဒုမ္မာဘောလုံးကွင်း is a multi-use stadium, located in Yangon, Myanmar. The 3,000-seat stadium is smaller but more up-to-date than Aung San Stadium, and is the venue of choice for most national and international level football and track and field competitions.

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City Mart Holdings

City Mart Holdings is one of Myanmar’s largest retail outlet, employing more than 8,000 employees. The City Mart Group started as a modern supermarket in 1996 in the north wing of Bogyoke Aung San Stadium but has since expanded into many different aspects of modern retail trade such as supermarkets, pharmacies, bookstores, baby stores, convenience stores and bakery & coffee shops. The stores are primarily located in the cities of Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw, but it has also expanded into some major towns in Upper Myanmar. City Mart Holdings Co., Ltd. was ranked 31 in Myanmar for the fiscal year 13/14 Income Tax Ranking, and 5 for the Commercial Tax Ranking Myanmar Index.

Food Market Shopping

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Myaynigone Intersection

Pyay Bagaya Intersection is a commercial market square located in Yangon, Burma, that is the busiest district place in Yangon after Sule Pagoda Roundabout.

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Mandalay FM

Mandalay FM is a radio station that serves the Mandalay metropolitan area, broadcasting on the FM band at a frequency of 87.9 MHz and on the Internet. Now the radio station is also serving 30 miles around Taungoo and 60 miles around Yangon. Mandalay FM radio will be able to tuned along the Yangon-Mandalay Highway in December. It is operated by the city government, MCDC. Mandalay FM is one of two radio stations available in Mandalay. Mandalay's sole FM station employs a pop culture-oriented format with a focus on Burmese and English pop music, entertainment programs, live celebrity interviews, etc., offering an alternative to the propaganda-laden programming of the state-run Myanmar Radio National Service. The station is a joint venture between MCDC and Forever Group, one of the country's few multimedia companies with close ties to the country's military government. Starting from 1 August 2024, Mandalay FM and Teen Radio Pyinsawadi merged, which resulted in Teen Radio Pyinsawadi's relay transmitters, which are located in the Ayeyarwady Region and the Rakhine State, starting to simulcast the same programs as Mandalay FM.

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Dagon Center I and II are shopping malls inside the township, where there are many restaurants, fashion shops, and Mingalar Cinema. Other recreational spaces include Happy World recreation center and People's Park. Sanchaung is known as "Little Kachin".

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The following is a list of landmarks protected by the city in Sanchaung township.

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Basic Education High School No. 2 Sanchaung

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380 m

Padonmar Stadium

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382 m

City Mart Holdings

Food Market Shopping

390 m

Myaynigone Intersection

Pyay Bagaya Intersection is a commercial market square located in Yangon, Burma, that is the busiest district place in Yangon after Sule Pagoda Roundabout.

Neighbourhood Plaza

896 m

Mandalay FM

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