Township of Yangon in Yangon Region, Myanmar
Thaketa Township
Thaketa Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar.
The township comprises 19 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun Township in the north and west, the Bago River in the east, and Dawbon Township in the south. The Pazundaung Creek flows through the township. Founded in 1959, Thaketa is made up largely of middle-class and working-class neighborhoods.
How locals move
Getting around Thaketa Township the local way
- 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).
- Get aroundA ferry crosses the river to Dallah from the Pansodan St Jetty.
- Go nextTwante - the most accessible delta town to Yangon, makes for a nice half- or full-day trip.
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