Townships_of_Myanmar

Townships of Myanmar

Townships of Myanmar

Third-level administrative divisions 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]

Townships of 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.[2]

Here is a list of townships of Myanmar by region/state and district:

Central Myanmar

Magway Region

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Mandalay Region

Notes:

* Formerly a part of Myingyan District.

Naypyidaw Union Territory

East Myanmar

Kayah State

Shan State

East Shan State

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North Shan State

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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

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Notes:
1 - part of Pa-O Self-Administered Zone
2 - part of Danu Self-Administered Zone

Lower Myanmar

Ayeyarwady Region

Bago Region

East Bago Region

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Notes:
1 - formerly from Taungoo District

West Bago Region

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Notes:
1 - formerly from Pyay District

Yangon Region

Notes

1 - part of South Yangon City


2 - part of North Yangon City

North Myanmar

Kachin State

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Sagaing Region

Notes:
1 - part of Naga Self-Administered Zone
2 - formerly from Monywa District

South Myanmar

Kayin State

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Mon State

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Tanintharyi Region

West Myanmar

Chin State

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Rakhine State


References

  1. "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 (Report). United Nations.
  3. "ညောင်ဦးခရိုင်". Mandalay Region Government Office. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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