The district is home to Thingangyun Education College and
University of Dental Medicine, Yangon The Yankin Children's Hospital and the South Okkalapa Women's and Children's Hospital are also major pieces of health infrastructure for the district and city at large. The
Yangon Workers' Hospital, one of the city's three
Social Security Board-funded free hospitals is located in Tamwe. The city's main sporting venues, the
Thuwunna Stadium and the
Thuwunna Indoor Stadium are located on the western side of the
Thingangyun Township, near the centre of the district. Yankin is a thriving commercial hub, with the popular shopping destination Yankin Centre in the township. Public facilities like the
Kokkine Swimming Pools, the
Myakyuntha Amusement Park on the eastern bank of
Inya Lake and the
National Library of Myanmar are in Yankin.
Tamwe Township was first settled in medieval times, dating back to the
Hanthawaddy kingdom and deriving its name from the
Mon people of that time. ==See also==