Colonial Rangoon Street Names

Rangoon streets with "foreign" names were changed to Burmese names,

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

New Street Name

[not given] 54th St 55th St Adipati Rd Ahlone Rd Alanpya Paya Rd Anawrahta Road Anawrahta St Arzani Rd Aung Mingala Rd Aungdawmu Rd Aungthiri Rd Aungthukha Rd Aungyadana Rd Ban Rd Bandabin St Banya Dala Rd Bawga Rd Bawga Rd Bo Aung Gyaw Road Bo Min Gaung Ave Bo Myat Tun St Bo Sun Pet Street Bo Ywe Street Boe Moe Rd Bogyoke Aung San Road Bogyoke Aung San Road Bogyoke Pyadaik Rd Botahtaung Pagoda Road Botataung 1st - 4th Lanes Botataung Zay Rd Bwehninthabin St Cetana Rd Chindwin Rd Daw Thein Tin Rd Dawna 1st - 5th Lanes Dhammayon Rd Dhammazedi Rd Eindawya Rd E-karit Rd Eyamyaing Rd Gyobyu Ave Hintha Rd Hledan Road Hninzi Rd

Old Street Name

(Innes) (Adamson) (Clarke Rd) (Chancellor) (Mission) (Signal Pagoda) Fraser Road (Bigandete/Fraser/Canal) (Transport) (Sheik Muran) (Musagee) (Chunsport) (Harding) (Cushing/ West) (Sharraz) (Bloke) (Bowlane) (Temple) (Volgatan) Sparks Road (King Edward) (Creek) Maung Htaw Lay Street Maung Khaing Street (Madarasa) Commissioner's Road Montgomery Road (Tower Lane) Thompson Road (1st - 4th Thompson Ave) (Eden) (Convocation) (Mohammed Patail) (Lower Windermere) (Little Sisters) (Chin-Tsong 1st - 5th) (Morgan Wood) (Boundary) (Church) (Elgin) (Hazelwood) (Victoria) (Harmission) Steveson Road (Chumarphee)

Township
Kemmendine Botahtaung Botahtaung Kamayut Lanmadaw Dagon Kyauktada Dagon Thingangyun Sanchaung Thingangyun Kemmendine Ahlone Kyauktada Kemmendine Mingalar Taungnyunt Thingangyun Kemmendine Botahtaung Mingalar Taungnyunt Pazuntaung Pabedan Latha Sanchaung

Bahan Botahtaung Botahtaung Pazuntaung Kamayut Sanchaung Dagon Mingalar Taungnyunt Kemmendine Sanchaung Dagon Dagon Botahtaung Botahtaung Bahan Thingangyun Kamayut Ahlone

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46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94

New Street Name

Hninzigon Rd Hnipan Rd Inya Myaing St Kabaaye Pagoda Road Kabaung Rd Kanbawza Ave Karamet Rd Kayebin Rd Khatta Rd Kinwunmingyi Rd Konthe Road Konzedan Street Kungyan Ave Kyaikwaing Paya Rd Kyaipya Rd Kyanyo Rd Kyaphyu Kyon Gyi Street Kyosetyon Rd Maha Bandoola Panchan Street Maha Bandoola Road Maha Bawga Rd Mahamyaing Rd Malihka Rd Mawkundaik Rd Maykha Rd Mayyu St Mingala Rd Minkyaung Rd Minye Kyawzwa Rd Mipya Rd Myanma Gonyaung Rd Myawaddy Rd Myayagon St Myenigon Zay St Myoma Kyaung Rd Nantha Rd Nathaphyu St Natmauk 1st Lane Natmauk 2nd Lane Natshinnaung Rd Naungyo Rd Nawaday Rd Naykya St Ngahtagyi Paya Rd Ngamoeyaik Nguwa Rd Nwethaki Rd Padetha Rd

Old Street Name

(Butterfield) (Nicholas) (Lowis) Kokine Road (Martin Ave) (Chin-Tsong) (K) (Leeds) (Short) (Forsythe) Merchant Road Edward Street (King George) (Link {Thamaing}) (Peter) (Kate) (Grant) Canal Street (Abuketaba) Barr Street Dalhousie Road (Kalima) (Maha Raja) (Dubern) (Stewart) (Ady) (Mayo) (Busk) (Lloyd) (St John's) (Liffey) (Joseph) (Nathar) (Evanson) (Doopley) (Godwin) (Norman School) (J Rd) ((a) Park Lane) ((b) Park Ave) (Sandwith) (Arrow Lane) (Lancaster) (Nekrom) (Campbell) (Nicole Rd) (Suburban) (Starr Red) (Mullah Isman)

Township
Thingangyun Kamayut Bahan Bahan Sanchaung Bahan Pazuntaung Dagon Sanchaung Dagon Pabedan Bahan (May(Gyogon)); Kamayut Pazuntaung Botahtaung Lanmadaw Thingangyun Kyauktada Sanchaung Thingangyun Mayangone Dagon Mayangone Botahtaung Thingangyun Dagon Lanmadaw Botahtaung Tamwe Sanchaung Mingalar Taungnyunt Sanchaung Dagon Ahlone Pazuntaung Bahan Bahan Dagon Mingalar Taungnyunt Dagon Pazuntaung Bahan Mingalar Taungnyunt Ahlone Ahlone Sanchaung

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95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143

New Street Name

Padonma Rd Pale Rd Pangyan Rd Panhlaing Rd Pansodan Street Pantra Rd Panwa Rd Pyay Road Pyi Htaung Su Yeiktha Street Pyidaungsu Rd Pyidawtha Rd Sagawa Rd Sagazein Rd Samon Rd Sandaku Rd Saya San Rd Seikkantha St Seinchai Rd Shan Rd Shin Paw Pu Rd Shwe Bon Tha Street Shwedagon Pagoda Road Shwegondaing Rd Shweli Rd Sibin St Swedaw Rd Tawwin St Thabyenyo Rd Thakin Mya Pangyan St Thallawaddy Rd Thamein Bayan Rd Thanlwin Road Thantaman Rd Tharrawaddy Rd Thathana Yeiktha Rd Thawda Rd Thawka Rd Thayettaw 1st Lane Thayettaw 2nd - 4th Lanes Thazin Rd Theinbyu Rd Theinngi Rd Theinni Cross Rd (1) - (3) Theinni Rd Thidaaye Rd Thiri Mingala Rd Thirimingala St Thita St Thitkhwapan Rd

Old Street Name

(Budd) (Mt Pleasant) (Surtee Garden) (Hume) Phayre Steet (Simpson) (Windermere Crescent) Prome Road Halpin Road (Union) (Arnold) (Newlynn) (Furka) (Kent) (Dufferin) (Goodliffe) (Lewis) (Heath) (Fytche) (Windsor) Mogul Street Pagoda Road (Link) (Windermere Court) (Corporation) (Lawford) (Fraser) (Rishi) (College) (Yard) (Masjid) (Windermere) (Tank) (Goodliffe Yeiktha) (Hermitage) (Allawah) (Pandiya) (Haji A & B) (Haji 2nd - 4th) (Franklyn) (Stockade/Judaiezkal) (Krask) (Pine Cross (1) - (3)) (Pine) (Victoria) (Attia) (Anglamin) (Vinton) (Cohen)

Township
Dagon Botahtaung Sanchaung Kemmendine Kyauktada Dagon Dagon Dagon Sanchaung Thingangyun Dagon Ahlone Dagon (Bot); Bahan Kyauktada Pazuntaung Ahlone Sanchaung Pabedan Dagon Bahan Dagon (Kyauk/Pab/Lan); Dagon Dagon Sanchaung Ahlone Mayangone Tamwe Kamayut Dagon Bahan Bahan Sanchaung Thingangyun Kemmendine Kemmendine Ahlone Pazuntaung Thingangyun Ahlone Kemmendine Thingangyun Kamayut Sanchaung Ahlone Kemmendine

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144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170

New Street Name

Thitsa Rd Thukha Rd Thukhamein Rd U Aung Myat St U Po Kyar Rd U Wisara Road U Yin Rd Upper Pansodan Street Uyin Rd Waibagi Rd Warazein Rd Wardan St Wingaba Lane Wutkyun Rd Yadana Rd Yadana Rd Yankin Rd Yanpaing Rd Yawmingyi Street Yazadirit Rd Yedwingon 1st & 2nd Lane Yewun Rd Yuwa Rd Yuzana Rd Ywethla Zawgyi Rd Zawtika Rd

Old Street Name

(McGregor) (Lakshmi) (Guru) (Kennedy) (St Anthony) Voyle Road (Solomon) Upper Phayre Street (Windermere Garden) (Saya Mark) (Battery) (Keighley) (Reddiar Ave) (Temple) (Subramani) (William) (Krishna) (Foyle) (York) (Lansdowne) (St Michael 1st & 2nd) (Port Commissioner) (Rahman) (Carpentine) (Cohen) (Windermere Park) (St Vincent)

Township
Mingalar Taungnyunt Sanchaung Sanchaung Mingalar Taungnyunt Mingalar Taungnyunt Dagon Thingangyun Mingalar Taungnyunt Dagon Ahlone Botahtaung Lanmadaw (Bah/Dag); Botahtaung Sanchaung Thingangyun Sanchaung (Ahl/Kem); Dagon Botahtaung Kemmendine (Paz/Bot/MT); Thingangyun Thingangyun Mayangone Dagon (Kam/Dag);

Places
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kandaw Mingalar Park Bogyoke Aung San Park Maha Bandoola Park Inya Lake Kndawgyi Lake Ah Lan Pya Pagoda Bogyoke Aung San Market Yangon Zoological Gardens Cantonment Gardens Dalhousie Park Fytche Square Lake Victoria Royal Lake Signal Pagoda Scott's Market Victoria Park Dagon Mingalar Taungnyunt Kyauktada Mayangone Mingalar Taungnyunt Dagon Dagon Mingalar Taungnyunt

(The Working Peoples Daily 3/29)