Townships of Myanmar
Townships (Burmese: မြို့နယ်, Mrui.nay; IPA: [mjo̰nɛ̀]) 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.[1]
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Townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance and are the only type of administrative division that covers the entirety 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.[2]
Here is a list of townships of Myanmar by state/region and district:
Central Myanmar
Magway Region
Name | List | ||
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Gangaw District |
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Magway District | |||
Minbu District | |||
Pakokku District | |||
Thayet District |
Mandalay Region
Name | List | ||
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Kyaukse District | |||
Mandalay District | |||
Meiktila District | |||
Myingyan District | |||
Nyaung-U District |
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Pyinoolwin District |
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Yamethin District |
Notes:
1 - formerly from Myingyan District
Naypyidaw Union Territory
Name | List |
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Dekkhina District (South Naypyidaw) |
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Ottara District (North Naypyidaw) |
East Burma
Kayah State
Name | List | ||
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Bawlakhe District |
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Loikaw District |
East Shan State
Name | List | ||
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Kengtung District |
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Mong Hpayak District |
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Mong Hsat District |
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Tachileik District |
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North Shan State
Name | List | ||
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Kunlong District | |||
Kyaukme District |
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Lashio District | |||
Laukkaing District |
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Mu Se District |
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Hopang District |
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Matman District |
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Mongmit District |
Notes:
1 - part of Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone
2 - part of Kokang Self-Administered Zone
3 - part of Wa Self-Administered Division
South Shan State
Name | List | ||
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Langkho District |
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Loilen District |
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Taunggyi District |
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Notes:
1 - part of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
2 - part of Danu Self-Administered Zone
Lower Burma
Ayeyarwady Region
Name | List | ||
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Hinthada District | |||
Kyonpyaw District |
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Labutta District |
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Ma-ubin District | |||
Myanaung District | |||
Myaungmya District | |||
Pathein District | |||
Pyapon District |
East Bago Region
Name | List |
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Bago District |
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Taungoo District |
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Notes:
1 - formerly from Taungoo District
West Bago Region
Name | List |
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Pyay District |
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Thayarwady District |
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Notes:
1 - formerly from Pyay District
Yangon Region
Name | List | |||
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East Yangon District |
City Townships | |||
North Yangon District |
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South Yangon District |
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West Yangon District (Downtown) |
City Townships |
Notes
1 - part of South Yangon City
2 - part of North Yangon City
North Burma
Kachin State
Name | List | ||
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Bhamo District |
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Mohnyin District |
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Myitkyina District |
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Putao District |
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Sagaing Region
Name | List | ||
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Hkamti District |
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Kanbalu District | |||
Kale District |
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Katha District | |||
Kawlin District | |||
Mawlaik District | |||
Monywa District | |||
Sagaing District | |||
Shwebo District |
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Tamu District |
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Yinmabin District |
Notes:
1 - part of Naga Self-Administered Zone
2 - formerly from Monywa District
South Burma
Kayin State
Name | List | ||
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Hpa-an District |
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Hpapun District |
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Kawkareik District |
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Myawaddy District |
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Mon State
Name | List | ||
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Mawlamyine District |
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Thaton District |
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Tanintharyi Region
Name | List | ||
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Dawei District | |||
Kawthoung District |
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Myeik District |
West Burma
Chin State
Name | List | ||
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Falam District |
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Hakha District | |||
Mindat District |
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Rakhine State
Name | List | ||
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Kyaukpyu District | |||
Maungdaw District |
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Sittwe District | |||
Thandwe District | |||
Mrauk-U District |
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References
- "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)
- UNDP (June 2015). Mapping the State of Local Governance in Myanmar: Background and Methodology (Report). United Nations.
- "ညောင်ဦးခရိုင်". Mandalay Region Government Office. Retrieved 18 March 2016.