Thaketa Township (Burmese: သာကေတ မြို့နယ်, pronounced [θàkèta̰ mjo̰nɛ̀]) is located in the eastern part of Yangon, Myanmar.

Founded in 1959, Thaketa is made up largely of middle-class and working-class neighborhoods.

5 South Korean companies have teamed up to build a 500-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Thaketa Township to supply electricity to Thilawa Special Economic Zone.

[3] In 1958, Thaketa township is founded by Yangon Mayor Colonel Htun Sein during General Ne Win's Care taker government of Myanmar(Burma) in order to relocate illegal slams in Yangon.

It is built on the peninsula of Pazundaung Creek and Nga Moe Yeik creek in eastern part of Yangon.