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Townships of Myanmar

Third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar

Townships of Myanmar
Summary

Third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar

Townships of Myanmar

Townships (; ) are the third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar. They are the sub-divisions of the districts of Myanmar. According to the Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU), as of December 2015, there are 330 townships in Myanmar.

Townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance and are the only type of administrative division that cover all of Myanmar. A township is administered by a township administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). The minister of home affairs is to be appointed by the military according to the 2008 constitution. Townships are supervised by districts.

Central Myanmar

[[Magway Region]]

NameListAunglan DistrictChauk DistrictGangaw DistrictMagway DistrictMinbu DistrictPakokku DistrictThayet District

[[Mandalay Region]]

NameListAmarapura DistrictAungmyethazan DistrictKyaukse DistrictMaha Aungmye DistrictMeiktila DistrictMyingyan DistrictTada-U DistrictNyaung-U DistrictPyinoolwin DistrictThabeikkyin DistrictYamethin District

Notes:

  • Formerly a part of Myingyan District.

[[Naypyidaw Union Territory]]

NameListDekkhina District
(South Naypyidaw)Pyinmana DistrictOttara District
(North Naypyidaw)Zeyathiri District
(Central Naypyidaw)

East Myanmar

[[Kayah State]]

NameListBawlakhe DistrictDemoso DistrictLoikaw DistrictMese District

[[Shan State]]

East Shan State

NameListKengtung DistrictMong La DistrictMong Hsat DistrictMong Ton DistrictMong Yang TownshipMong Yawng DistrictTachileik District

North Shan State (excluding Wa)

NameListKutkai DistrictKyaukme DistrictLashio DistrictMu Se DistrictMongmit DistrictTangyan DistrictKokang
Self-Administered ZonePa Laung
Self-Administered Zone

[[Wa Self-Administered Division]]

(Part of North Shan State)

NameListHopang DistrictMatman District

South Shan State

NameListKalaw DistrictLangkho DistrictLoilen DistrictMong Hsu DistrictNansang DistrictTaunggyi DistrictDanu Self-Administered ZonePa-O Self-Administered Zone

Notes:

1 - part of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone

2 - part of Danu Self-Administered Zone

Lower Myanmar

[[Ayeyarwady Region]]

NameListHinthada DistrictKyonpyaw DistrictLabutta DistrictMa-ubin DistrictMyanaung DistrictMyaungmya DistrictPathein DistrictPyapon District

[[Bago Region]]

East Bago Region

NameListBago DistrictNyaunglebin DistrictTaungoo District

West Bago Region

NameListPyay DistrictThayarwady DistrictNattalin District

[[Yangon Region]]

Townships of [[Yangon]]

NameListAhlon DistrictBotataung DistrictDagon Myothit DistrictInsein DistrictKamayut DistrictKyauktada DistrictMayangon DistrictMingaladon DistrictThingangyun DistrictTwante District

Notes : 1 - partially in Yangon city

Townships outside [[Yangon]]

NameListTaikkyi DistrictHlegu DistrictHmawbi DistrictThanlyin DistrictTwante District

North Myanmar

[[Kachin State]]

NameListBhamo DistrictMohnyin DistrictMyitkyina DistrictPutao District

[[Sagaing Region]]

NameListHkamti DistrictKanbalu DistrictKale DistrictKatha DistrictKawlin DistrictMawlaik DistrictMonywa DistrictSagaing DistrictShwebo DistrictTamu DistrictYinmabin District

Notes:

1 - part of Naga Self-Administered Zone

2 - formerly from Monywa District

South Myanmar

[[Kayin State]]

NameListHpa-an DistrictHpapun DistrictThandaunggyi DistrictKawkareik DistrictKyain Seikgyi DistrictMyawaddy District

[[Mon State]]

NameListMawlamyine DistrictKyaikto DistrictThaton DistrictYe District

[[Tanintharyi Region]]

NameListDawei DistrictMyeik DistrictBokepyin DistrictKawthaung District

West Myanmar

[[Chin State]]

NameListFalam DistrictHakha DistrictMatupi DistrictMindat DistrictPaletwa District

[[Rakhine State]]

NameListAnn DistrictKyaukpyu DistrictMaungdaw DistrictMrauk-U DistrictSittwe DistrictTaungup DistrictThandwe District

References

References

  1. [http://www.themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Country_Map_Tsp_MIMU546v08_State_Region_Township_Details_03Dec2015_A1.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
  2. UNDP. (June 2015). "Mapping the State of Local Governance in Myanmar: Background and Methodology". United Nations.
  3. "ညောင်ဦးခရိုင်". Mandalay Region Government Office.
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