Latha Township

Latha Township (Burmese: လသာ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [la̰ðà mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the western part of downtown Yangon, and shares borders with Lanmadaw township in the west, Pabedan township in the east, Seikkan township and Yangon river in the south, and Dagon township in the north.

[1] Lanmadaw and Latha Townships make up the Yangon Chinatown.

Thomas Latter is the namesake of Latha Township.

Latha Township is populated with a total of 25,057 people among which 42.8% male residents and 57.2% female residents as of 2014.

[2] Latha township has many colonial period buildings, many of which are protected by the city.