South Okkalapa Township
South Okkalapa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon.
South Okkalapa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 15 wards, and shares borders with North Okkalapa Township in the north, North Dagon Township in the east, Yankin Township in the west and Thingangyun Township in the south. South Okkalapa was one of the satellite towns established in 1959. Today, it is a firmly established part of the city, albeit with nominal access to the city's electricity grid and sewer system.
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Worth seeing in and around South Okkalapa 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.
- 01Thuwunna Stadium
The Thuwunna Youth Training Center Stadium, simply known as the Thuwunna Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the venue of choice for most national and international football and track and field competitions.
2.9 km · stadium in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 02Inya 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.
3.8 km · lake · Wikipedia - 03Thuwunna National Indoor Stadium (1)
National Indoor Stadium, Thuwunna is an indoor stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the largest indoor sports stadium in Myanmar, with a capacity of 10,825 people and located near Thuwunna Stadium.
3.3 km · Indoor stadium in Burma · Wikipedia - 04Myanmar 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.
3.3 km · shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 05Mahasantisukha Buddha Sasana Center
Mahāsantisukha Buddha Sasana Center is a Theravada Buddhist monastery located in Natchaung Ward, Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar. The monastery was inaugurated on 17 December 1999, and was spearheaded under the leadership of Pannavamsa, and was sponsored with the support of the Burmese government.
3.9 km · Buddhist monastery in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 06Thein Pyu Stadium
Theinphyu Stadium is a Lethwei stadium located in Yangon, Myanmar. It is the most notorious Lethwei stadium in all of Myanmar and counts over 5,300-seats.
2.9 km · lethwei stadium in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 07Fushan Si Temple
Fushan Temple, located on Kaba Aye Pagoda Road in Bahan Township, Yangon, is a Chinese temple founded in January 1875 by overseas Chinese descended from Hoklo people of Anxi County, Fujian. The temple is managed by Kheng Hock Keong in downtown Yangon.
3.5 km · Buddhist temple in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia - 08Myanmar Gems Museum
Myanmar Gems Museum, in Yangon, Myanmar, is a museum dedicated to precious Burmese gem stones. The museum is located on the third floor of a four-story building, located near Kaba Aye Pagoda.
2.7 km · museum in Yangon dedicated to precious Burmese gem stones · Wikipedia - 09Yankin Education College
Yankin Education College is an educational college located in Yankin Township, Kanbe', Yangon Region, Burma. It teaches basic and essential role of teacher for two years which produces primary & secondary teachers yearly.
2.1 km · educational college · Wikipedia - 10Diamond Inya Palace
Diamond Inya Palace is a residential skyscraper located on the northern side of the Inya Lake in Yangon, Myanmar. Although its exact height is not publicly known, the 34-story condominium is widely considered to be the tallest building in Myanmar.
3.5 km · residential building in Yangon, Myanmar · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Okkalapa Township
- Airports
- Yangon (RGN), 8 km
- Naypyitaw → South Okkalapa Township382 km · quickest by road, 7h 15m · $35–48
- Mandalay → South Okkalapa Township570 km · quickest by air, 5h 21m · $200–300
- Chiang Mai → South Okkalapa Township367 km · quickest by air, 4h 52m · ฿2,510–3,890
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No local-transport research exists yet for South Okkalapa 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 South Okkalapa 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 South Okkalapa Township
South Okkalapa Township is 5 km from Yangon, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Yankin Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar2 km
- Thingangyun Districtdistrict in Yangon, Myanmar2.2 km
- Thingangyun Townshiptownship of Yangon in Myanmar2.1 km