Kamayut Township
Kamayut Township is located in the north central part of Yangon.
Kamayut Township is located in the north central part of Yangon. The township comprises ten wards, and shares borders with Hlaing township in the north, Hlaing township and Kyimyindaing township in the west, the Inya Lake, Bahan township and Mayangon township in the east, and Sanchaung township in the south.
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Worth seeing in and around Kamayut Township
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Shwedagon Pagoda
The Shwedagon Pagoda (Burmese: ရွှေတိဂုံဘုရား, MLCTS: shwe ti. gon bhu.
3 km · religious building in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 02University of Yangon
The University of Yangon is a public university in Yangon, Myanmar. Located in Kamayut Township on the southwestern bank of Inya Lake, it is the country's oldest university and celebrated its centenary in 2020.
1 km · University in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 03Inya Lake
Inya Lake is the largest lake in Yangon, Burma, a popular recreational area for Yangonites, and a famous location for romance in popular culture. Located 6 miles north of downtown Yangon, Inya Lake is bounded by Parami Road on the north, Pyay Road on the west, Inya Road on the southwest, University Avenue on the south, and Kaba Aye Pagoda Road on the east.
2.2 km · lake · Wikipedia - 04Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple
Chaukhtatgyi Buddha Temple is the most well-known Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Yangon Region, Myanmar. It houses one of the most revered reclining Buddha images in the country.
3.4 km · Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 05University of Computer Studies, Yangon
The University of Computer Studies, Yangon, located on the outskirts of Yangon in Hlawga, is the leading IT and computer science university of Myanmar. The university, administered by the Ministry of Education, offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in computer science and technology.
1 km · university in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 06University of Medicine 1, Yangon
The University of Medicine 1, Yangon ရန်ကုန် [sʰé tɛʔkəθò tɪʔ ]; formerly the Institute of Medicine 1), located in Yangon, is the oldest medical school in Myanmar. The university offers M.B.B.S. degrees and graduate degrees in medical science.
200 m · medical University · Wikipedia - 07Singuttara Hill
Siṅguttara Hill is a small hill in Yangon, Myanmar, crowned by the Shwedagon Pagoda, the most famous pagoda in the country.
3 km · hill in Myanmar · Wikipedia - 08Myanmar Plaza
Myanmar Plaza is one of the largest shopping malls in Yangon, Myanmar. The plaza consists of retail outlets, including home appliance and electronics stores, lifestyle shops, and beauty and fashion shops, and a 4,000 square metres food court with cafes, fast food, dining and teashops.
2.4 km · shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 09Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda
Ngahtatgyi Buddha Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bahan Township, Yangon, Burma, located off Shwegondine Road. A distinct five-tiered pagoda houses the original 20.5-foot high Buddha image was donated by Prince Minyedeippa in 1558.
3.4 km · Buddhist temple in Bahan Township · Wikipedia - 10Yangon University of Education
The Yangon University of Education, located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the premier university of education in Myanmar. Primarily a teacher training college, it offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in education to the country's prospective primary, secondary and tertiary school teachers.
500 m · university in Myanmar · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kamayut Township
- Airports
- Yangon (RGN), 10 km
- Naypyitaw → Kamayut Township385 km · quickest by road, 7h 21m · $36–49
- Mandalay → Kamayut Township573 km · quickest by air, 5h 24m · $200–300
- Chiang Mai → Kamayut Township374 km · quickest by air, 4h 55m · ฿2,510–3,890
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Kamayut Township
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Kamayut Township. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inAncient buses ferry passengers to their aircraft.
- Get in150 years ago, boats were the way to get to places from Yangon and IWT (Inland Water Transport) passenger ferries still ply the major rivers.
- Get inThe ferry leaves Pyay every Friday at 06:30 and arrives in Yangon on Sunday at 21:40.
- Get inA luxury ferry (the Delta Queen) recalls the colonial era on the Yangon-Pathein route (about 20 hr, US$170/person).
- Get inThe IWT ferry to Pathein takes 15 hr for the overnight trip (US$35/10).
From Wikivoyage: Yangon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Kamayut Township
Kamayut Township is 3 km from Yangon, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ahlon Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar4 km
- Dagon Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar3.7 km
- Kyimyindaing Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar2.7 km
- Hlaing Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar3.3 km
- Yankin Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar3.6 km
- Mayangon Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar3.6 km