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Nestled in Yangon's bustling outskirts, Hlaingthaya pulses with industrial energy and local markets where street food sizzles alongside garment factories. Visitors find affordable living and authentic Burmese culture, though internet can be spotty for remote work. Its proximity to the former capital offers day trips into a rapidly evolving urban landscape.

The township contained 15% of Yangon's urban population and had a major industrial and factory presence. Prior to these changes, the township comprised 20 wards and nine village tracts and shared borders with Htantabin Township in the north and west, Insein Township, Mayangon Township, and Hlaing Township in the east across the Yangon River, and Twante Township in the south. The largest industrial zone, Hlaingthaya, was established in 1995 and covers a land area of 567 hectares. In 2019, plans to split the township into two (due to violence and over-population) were reported, although no official announcement could be found, the township had already been split in West and East constituencies for the 2020 Myanmar general election. Commerce Hlaingthaya is home to a dozen industrial zones, including Hlaingthaya, Shwe Linban, and Shwe Thanlwin, which housed more than 850 factories that employed 300,000 workers as of November 2019.