Dawbon Township is located in the southeastern part of Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

, Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

. The township comprises 14 wards, and shares borders with Thingangyun township

Thingangyun Township

Thingangyun Township is located in the eastern part of Yangon. The township comprises 38 wards, and shares borders with South Okkalapa township in the north, North Dagon township in the east, Yankin township and Tamwe township in the west, and Thaketa township in the south...

 in the north, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the west, Thaketa township

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,...

 in the east, and Pazundaung township

Pazundaung Township

Pazundaung Township is a township located in the southeastern part of Yangon, Myanmar. The township consists of ten wards, and shares borders with Botataung township in the west and the south, Mingala Taungnyunt township in the northwest, Thaketa township in the north and the Pazundaung Creek in...

 in the south across the Pazundaung Creek. Dawbon is connected to downtown Yangon via the Maha Bandula Bridge

Maha Bandula Bridge

Maha Bandula Bridge is a major bridge in Yangon, Burma. It is named after Maha Bandula and crosses the river. It is accessed by Maha Bandula Road....

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The township has twelve primary schools, four middle schools and one high school.