Districts of Burma
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Burma's states and regions are divided into 67 districts , which in turn are subdivided into townships then towns, wards and villages.
Kachin State
Kayin State
Rakhine State
Shan State
Kachin StateKachin StateKachin State , is the northernmost state of Burma. It is bordered by China to the north and east; Shan State to the south; and Sagaing Division and India to the west. It lies between north latitude 23° 27' and 28° 25' longitude 96° 0' and 98° 44'. The area of Kachin State is . The capital of the...
- Bhamo DistrictBhamo DistrictBhamo District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The capital is the city of Bhamo. The district covers an area of 10,742.9 sq.km...
- Mohnyin DistrictMohnyin DistrictMohnyin District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The administrative center is Mohnyin.-Townships:The district contains the following three townships:*Mongyaung Township*Mohnyin Township*Hpakant Township...
- Myitkyina DistrictMyitkyina DistrictMyitkyina District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma . The capital lies at Myitkyina.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myitkyina Township*Waingmaw Township*Injangyang Township*Tanai Township...
- Putao DistrictPutao DistrictPutao District is a district of the Kachin State in northern Burma. The capital lies at Putao.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Putao Township*Sumprabum Township*Machanbaw Township*Kawnglanghpu Township *Nogmung Township...
Kayin StateKayin StateKayin State is a state of Burma . The capital city is Hpa-an.-History:The region that forms today's Kayin State was part of successive Burmese kingdoms since the formation of the Pagan Empire in mid-11th century...
- Hpa-an DistrictHpa-an DistrictHpa-an District is a district of the Kayin State in Myanmar. It consists 5 towns and 1490 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Hpa-an Township*Hlaignbwe Township*Hpapun Township*Thandang Township...
- Kawkareik DistrictKawkareik DistrictKawkareik District is a district of the Kayin State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns—Kawkareik, the capital, Kyain Seikgyi , Kyondo , and Payathonsu—and 552 villages.-Townships:...
- Myawaddy DistrictMyawaddy DistrictMyawaddy District is a district of the Kayin State in Myanmar. It consists 1 towns and 50 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myawaddy Township...
Rakhine StateRakhine StateRakhine State is a Burmese state. Situated on the western coast, it is bordered by Chin State in the north, Magway Region, Bago Region and Ayeyarwady Region in the east, the Bay of Bengal to the west, and the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh to the northwest. It is located approximately between...
- Sittwe DistrictSittwe DistrictSittwe District is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital lies at Sittwe-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Sittwe Township*Ponnagyun Township*Mrauk-U Township*Kyauktaw Township*Minbya Township...
- Maungdaw DistrictMaungdaw DistrictMaungdaw District is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The population density is about 295 persons per square kilometer. The capital lies at Sittwe-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Maungdaw Township...
- Kyaukpyu DistrictKyaukpyu DistrictKyaukpyu District is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital lies at Kyaukpyu-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Kyaukpyu Township*Manaung Township*Ramree Township*Ann Township...
- Thandwe DistrictThandwe DistrictThandwe District is a district of the Rakhine State in western Myanmar. The capital lies at Thandwe-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Thandwe Township*Toungup Township*Gwa Township...
Shan StateShan StateShan State is a state of Burma . Shan State borders China to the north, Laos to the east, and Thailand to the south, and five administrative divisions of Burma in the west. Largest of the 14 administrative divisions by land area, Shan State covers 155,800 km², almost a quarter of the total...
- Taunggyi DistrictTaunggyi DistrictTaunggyi District is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Taunggyi Township*Nyaungshwe Township...
- Loilen DistrictLoilen DistrictLoilem District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 9 towns in 2010.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Loilen Township*Nansang Township*Kunhing Township*Lai-Hka Township*Kyethi Township*Mong Kung Township...
- Lashio DistrictLashio DistrictLashio District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consisted of four towns and 2431 villages in 2001.-Townships:The district contains nine townships, including:*Lashio Township*Hsenwi Township*Mongyai Township...
- Langkho DistrictLangkho DistrictLanghko District, also Langkho District, is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 4 towns in 2010.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Langhko Township*Mong Nai Township*Mawkmai Township*Mong Pan Township...
- Muse District
- Kyaukme DistrictKyaukme DistrictKyaukme District is a district of northern Shan State in Burma . , it consisted of 9 towns and 1946 villages.-Townships: the district contained the following townships:*Kyaukme Township*Nawnghkio Township*Hsipaw Township*Namtu Township...
- Kunlong DistrictKunlong DistrictKunlong District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists of 2 towns and 458 villages. The main road of the District, Hsenwi-Kunlong-Chinshwehaw road, is 66 miles long. -Townships:The district contains the following townships:...
- Lukking District
- Kengtong District
- Mongsat District
- Techilelk District
- Mong Hpayak DistrictMong Hpayak DistrictMong Hpayak District is a district of the Shan State in Myanmar. It consists 2 townships and 554 villages.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Mong Hpayak Township*Mong Yawng Township...
Ayeyarwady Region
- Hinthada DistrictHinthada District-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Hinthada Township*Zalun Township*Laymyethna Township*Myanaung Township*Kyangin Township*Ingapu Township...
- Maubin DistrictMaubin DistrictMaubin District is a district of the Ayeyarwady Division in south western Myanmar. It contains 4 cities: Maubin, Pantanaw, Nyaungdon, and Danubyu.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Maubin Township*Pantanaw Township...
- Myaungmya DistrictMyaungmya DistrictMyaungmya District is a district of the Ayeyarwady Division in south western Myanmar. It consists 5 cities. They are Myaungmya.Myaungmya district was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903. It has an area of and a population of 280,000 and density of 104...
- Pathein DistrictPathein DistrictPathein District is a district of Ayeyawady Division, Myanmar. It is located around the city of Pathein and includes the urban area of it. The area of the Pathein District is 10900 km²...
- Pyapon DistrictPyapon DistrictPyapon District is a district of the Ayeyarwady Division in south western Myanmar. It consists 4 cities. They are Pyapon, Bogalay, Kyaiklat and Dedaye.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Pyapon Township*Bogalay Township...
- Labutta DistrictLabutta DistrictLabutta District or Latputta District is a district in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. Labutta District was established in 2008 after the region was hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. The administrative seat is the town of Labutta .-Townships:...
Bago Region
- Bago DistrictBago DistrictBago District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma . The capital lies at Bago.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*...
- Pyay DistrictPyay DistrictPyay District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma . The capital lies at Pyay.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*...
- Taungoo DistrictTaungoo DistrictTaungoo District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma . The capital lies at Taungoo.-History:...
- Thayarwady DistrictThayarwady DistrictTharrawaddy or Thayarwady District is a district of the Bago Division in central Burma . The capital lies at Tharrawaddy, Burma.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*...
Magway Region
- Gangaw DistrictGangaw DistrictGangaw District is a district of the Magway Division in central Myanmar.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Gangaw Township*Tilin Township*Saw Township...
- Magway DistrictMagway DistrictMagway District is a district of the Magway Region in central Myanmar.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Magway Township*Yenangyaung Township*Chauck Township*Taungdwingyi Township*Myothit Township...
- Minbu DistrictMinbu DistrictMinbu District is a district of the Magway Division in central Myanmar. The city of Minbu is the administrative centre.-Borders:Minbu District is bounded to the south by Thayet District, to the east by Magway District, to the north by Pakokku District and Gangaw District, to the northwest by Mindat...
- Pakokku DistrictPakokku DistrictPakokku District is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma . The administrative centre is the city of Pakokku.In October 2011, 7 wards and 95 villages were flooded because of heavy rain from tropical storm 02B which made a landfall at Myanmar-Bangladesh border on 19 Nov. All 4...
- Thayet DistrictThayet DistrictThayet District is a district of the Magway Division in central Burma . The administrative centre is the town of Thayetmyo.-History:...
Mandalay Region
- Mandalay DistrictMandalay DistrictMandalay District is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Myanmar. Though the district used to consist of two cities, Mandalay and Amarapura, today, with the urban sprawl of Mandalay capturing Amarapura and Patheingyi, the district and the city of Mandalay are one and the...
- Pyin Oo Lwin DistrictPyin Oo Lwin DistrictPyin Oo Lwin District is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Burma. It lies northeast of Mandalay, with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary. To the east it is bordered by Shan State and in part by the Chaung Magyi . It goes north as far as the town of Dakaung where it adjoins...
- Kyaukse DistrictKyaukse District-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Kyaukse Township*Sint Kaing Township*Myit Thar Township*Tada-U Township...
- Myingyan DistrictMyingyan District-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myingyan Township*Taungtha Township*Natogyi Township*Kyaukpadaung Township*Nganzun Township-Towns:Myingdan District includes the following towns:...
- Nyaung-U DistrictNyaung-U DistrictNyaung-U is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Nyaung-U Township...
- Yamethin DistrictYamethin DistrictYamethin District is a district of the Mandalay Division in central Burma.-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Yamethin Township*Pyawbwe Township...
- Meiktila DistrictMeiktila District-Townships:The district consists of the following townships:*Mahlaing Township*Meiktila Township*Thazi Township*Wundwin Township...
Sagaing Region
- Hkamti DistrictHkamti DistrictHkamti District or Khamti District is a district in northern Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Singkaling Hkamti....
- Kalay District
- Katha DistrictKatha DistrictKatha District is the northeastern-most district in Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Katha.The district consists of the townships of Banmauk, Indaw, Katha, Kawlin, Pinlebu, Tigyaing, and Wuntho....
- Mawlaik DistrictMawlaik DistrictMawlaik District is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik.The district consists of just two townships, Mawlaik and Paungbyin...
- Monywa DistrictMonywa DistrictMonywa District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.-Townships:Monywa District consists of the following townships:* Ayadaw* Budalin* Chaung-U* Kani* Monywa...
- Sagaing DistrictSagaing DistrictSagaing District is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Sagaing.-Townships:Tamu District consists of the following townships:...
- Shwebo DistrictShwebo DistrictShwebo District is a district in south-central Sagaing Division of Burma . Its administrative center is the city of Shwebo.The district consists of the townships of Kanbalu, Khin-U, Kyunhla, Shwebo, Taze, Wetlet, and Ye-U....
- Tamu DistrictTamu DistrictTamu District or Tuimu District is an administrative district in Sagaing Division, Burma . Its administrative center is the town of Tamu....
Tanintharyi Region
- Dawei DistrictDawei District-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Dawei Township*Launglon Township*Thayetchaung Township*Yebyu Township...
- Kawthoung DistrictKawthoung District-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Kawthaung Township*Bokpyin Township...
- Myeik DistrictMyeik DistrictMyeik District is a district in the Tanintharyi Region of Burma .-Townships:The district contains the following townships:*Myeik Township*Kyunsu Township*Palaw Township*Taninthayi Township...
Yangon Region
- East Yangon District
- North Yangon District
- South Yangon District
- West Yangon District
External links
- "Burma Second Order Administrative Divisions" The Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use