one of the most prosperous areas in yangon (a prime upmarket area), kamayut is also the "college town" of the yangon. pyay road which cuts across the township is lined with many education and media related institutions such as myanmar radio and television headquarters. yangon university, the university of medicine 1, yangon, the yangon institute of economics, the yangon institute of education and affiliated ttc and university of distance education, yangon are all located in the township. the township has twelve primary schools, two middle schools and five high schools.