shwepyitha township (; ) is located in the northwestern part of yangon, myanmar. the township comprises 27 wards and 3 village tracts, and shares borders with htantabin township to the north, mingaladon township to the east, the yangon river to the west, and insein township to the south. incorporated into the city of yangon in 1986, shwepyitha is now developing and has basic municipal services. improvements include tidy and broad main roads and many streets form a grid. hlaing river separates shwepyithar and hlaingtharyar. shwepyithar bridge was built in 1996 and now it is a useful bridge in yangon and is also the start of the yangon-pathein-chaungthar highway. htan chuak pin junction is regarded as the centre of shwepyithar and many well known places are there. shwepyithar advanced theatre (3d) was opened on march 2017. there are many gyms and shops around its centre.