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]
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 MyanmarEdit
Magway RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Gangaw District | |
Magway District | |
Minbu District | |
Pakokku District | |
Thayet District |
Mandalay RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Kyaukse District | |
Mandalay District | |
Meiktila District | |
Myingyan District | |
Nyaung-U District | |
Pyinoolwin District | |
Yamethin District |
Notes:
1 - formerly from Myingyan District
Naypyidaw Union TerritoryEdit
Name | List |
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Dekkhina District (South Naypyidaw) |
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Ottara District (North Naypyidaw) |
East BurmaEdit
Kayah StateEdit
Name | List |
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Bawlakhe District | |
Loikaw District |
Shan StateEdit
East Shan StateEdit
Name | List |
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Kengtung District | |
Mong Hpayak District | |
Mong Hsat District | |
Tachileik District |
North Shan StateEdit
Name | List | ||
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Kunlong District | |||
Kyaukme District | |||
Lashio District | |||
Laukkaing District | |||
Mu Se District | |||
Hopang District |
| ||
Matman District |
| ||
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 StateEdit
Name | List |
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Langkho District | |
Loilen District | |
Taunggyi District |
Notes:
1 - part of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
2 - part of Danu Self-Administered Zone
Lower BurmaEdit
Ayeyarwady RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Hinthada District | |
Kyonpyaw District | |
Labutta District | |
Ma-ubin District | |
Myaungmya District | |
Myanaung District | |
Myaungmya District | |
Pathein District | |
Pyapon District |
Bago RegionEdit
East Bago RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Bago District | |
Taungoo District |
Notes:
1 - formerly from Taungoo District
West Bago RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Pyay District | |
Thayarwady District |
Notes:
1 - formerly from Pyay District
Yangon RegionEdit
Name | List | ||
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East Yangon District |
City Townships | ||
North Yangon District |
| ||
South Yangon District | |||
West Yangon District (Downtown) |
City Townships |
Notes
1 - part of South Yangon City
2 - part of North Yangon City
North BurmaEdit
Kachin StateEdit
Name | List |
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Bhamo District | |
Mohnyin District | |
Myitkyina District | |
Putao District |
Sagaing RegionEdit
Notes:
1 - part of Naga Self-Administered Zone
2 - formerly from Monywa District
South BurmaEdit
Kayin StateEdit
Name | List |
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Hpa-an District | |
Hpapun District | |
Kawkareik District | |
Myawaddy District |
Mon StateEdit
Name | List |
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Mawlamyine District | |
Thaton District |
Tanintharyi RegionEdit
Name | List |
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Dawei District | |
Kawthoung District | |
Myeik District |
West BurmaEdit
Chin StateEdit
Name | List |
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Falam District | |
Hakha District | |
Mindat District |
Rakhine StateEdit
Name | List | |
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Kyaukpyu District | ||
Maungdaw District | ||
Sittwe District | ||
Thandwe District | ||
Mrauk-U District |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "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.