Yangon City Hall (YCDC)
Yangon is administered by the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC). The city is divided into four districts. The districts combined have a total of 32 townships. The mayor of Yangon currently is Brigadier General Aung Thein Lynn. Each township is administered by a committee of township leaders, who make decisions regarding city beautification and infrastructure.
Administrative divisions
Yangon Municipality's juridstictions are inclusive of 32 townships. Myo-thit (New Towns) are not within such juridstictions. Western District (Downtown)
Dagon Seikkan Township
East Dagon Township
North Dagon Township North Okkalapa Township
South Dagon Township
South Okkalapa Township
Thingangyun Township
Yangon is the economic centre of Myanmar. The majority of imports and exports come through Yangon, mostly through the Yangon River (Hlaing River), which merges with the Ayeyarwady River, the main river of Myanmar.
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Downtown Yangon, facing Sule Pagoda and Hlaing River
