Townships of Myanmar

Third-level administrative divisions of Myanmar
Administrative divisions
of Myanmar
First level
  • Region
  • State
  • Union Territory
  • Self-Administered Division
  • Self-Administered Zone
Second level
  • District
Third level
  • Township
Fourth level
  • Ward
  • Village tract
Fifth level
  • Village
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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]

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

Name List
Gangaw District
  1. Gangaw Township
  2. Saw Township
  3. Tilin Township
  1. Kyaukhtu Subtownship

Magway District
  1. Chauck Township
  2. Magway Township
  3. Myothit Township
  4. Natmauk Township
  5. Taungdwingyi Township
  6. Yenangyaung Township
Minbu District
  1. Minbu Township
  2. Ngape Township
  3. Pwintbyu Township
  4. Salin Township
  5. Sidoktaya Township
Pakokku District
  1. Myaing Township
  2. Pakokku Township
  3. Pauk Township
  4. Seikphyu Township
  5. Yesagyo Township
Thayet District
  1. Aunglan Township
  2. Kamma Township
  3. Mindon Township
  4. Minhla Township
  5. Sinbaungwe Township
  6. Thayet Township

Mandalay Region

Name List
Kyaukse District
  1. Kyaukse Township
  2. Myittha Township
  3. Sintgaing Township
  4. Tada-U Township
Mandalay District
  1. Amarapura Township
  2. Aungmyethazan Township
  3. Chanayethazan Township
  4. Chanmyathazi Township
  5. Mahaaungmye Township
  6. Patheingyi Township
  7. Pyigyidagun Township
Meiktila District
  1. Mahlaing Township
  2. Meiktila Township
  3. Thazi Township
  4. Wundwin Township
Myingyan District
  1. Myingyan Township
  2. Natogyi Township
  3. Nganzun Township
  4. Thaungtha Township
Nyaung-U District
  1. Nyaung-U Township
  2. Kyaukpadaung Township* [3]
  1. Ngathayauk Subtownship

Pyinoolwin District
Yamethin District
  1. Pyawbwe Township
  2. Yamethin Township

Notes:

* Formerly a part of Myingyan District.

Naypyidaw Union Territory

Name List
Dekkhina District
(South Naypyidaw)
  1. Dekkhinathiri Township
  2. Lewe Township
  3. Pyinmana Township
  4. Zabuthiri Township
Ottara District
(North Naypyidaw)
  1. Ottarathiri Township
  2. Pobbathiri Township
  3. Tatkon Township
  4. Zeyarthiri Township

East Myanmar

Kayah State

Name List
Bawlakhe District
Loikaw District
  1. Demoso Township
  2. Hpruso Township
  3. Loikaw Township
  4. Shadaw Township

Shan State

East Shan State

Name List
Kengtung District
  1. Kengtung Township
  2. Mong Khet Township
  3. Mong La Township
  4. Mong Yang Township
  1. Mine Pauk Subtownship
  2. Minelar Subtownship

Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
  1. Mong Hsat Township
  2. Mong Ping Township
  3. Mong Tong Township
  1. Minekoke Subtownship
  2. Monehta Subtownship
  3. Ponparkyin Subtownship
  4. Tontar Subtownship

Tachileik District
  1. Tachileik Township
  1. Kyaing Lap Subtownship (Kenglap)
  2. Talay Subtownship

North Shan State

Name List
Kyaukme District
Lashio District
  1. Hsenwi Township
  2. Kunlong Township
  3. Lashio Township
  4. Mongyai Township
  5. Tangyan Township
Laukkaing District
  1. Laukkaing Township 2
  2. Konkyan Township 2
  1. Chinshwehaw Subtownship 2
  2. Mawhtike Subtownship 2

Mu Se District
  1. Kutkai Township
  2. Mu Se Township
  3. Namhkam Township
  1. Manhero Subtownship
  2. Monekoe Subtownship
  3. Pansai Subtownship (Kyu-kok)
  4. Tamoenye Subtownship

Hopang District
Matman District
  1. Matman Township (Metman) 3
  2. Namphan Township (Naphang) 3
  3. Pangsang Township (Pan San) 3
  1. Man Kan Subtownship 3

Mongmit District
  1. Mabein Township
  2. Mongmit Township

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
Langkho District
  1. Langkho Township
  2. Mawkmai Township
  3. Mong Nai Township
  4. Mong Pan Township
  1. Homane Subtownship
  2. Kengtaung Subtownship

Loilen District
  1. Kunhing Township
  2. Kyethi Township
  3. Lai-Hka Township
  4. Loilen Township
  5. Mong Hsu Township
  6. Mong Kung Township
  7. Nansang Township
  1. Karli Subtownship
  2. Kholan Subtownship
  3. Minenaung Subtownship
  4. Minesan Subtownship
  5. Panglong Subtownship

Taunggyi District

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

Lower Myanmar

Ayeyarwady Region

Name List
Hinthada District
  1. Hinthada Township
  2. Lemyethna Township
  3. Zalun Township
Kyonpyaw District
Labutta District
Ma-ubin District
  1. Danubyu Township
  2. Maubin Township
  3. Nyaungdon Township
  4. Pantanaw Township
Myanaung District
  1. Ingapu Township
  2. Kyangin Township
  3. Myanaung Township
Myaungmya District
  1. Einme Township
  2. Myaungmya Township
  3. Wakema Township
Pathein District
Pyapon District

Bago Region

East Bago Region

Name List
Bago District
  1. Bago Township
  2. Daik-U Township
  3. Kawa Township
  4. Nyaunglebin Township
  5. Shwegyin Township
  6. Thanatpin Township
  7. Waw Township
  8. Kyauktaga Township 1
  1. Intagaw Subtownship
  2. Hpayargyi Subtownship
  3. Pyuntaza Subtownship
  4. Madauk Subtownship
  5. Peinzalot Subtownship
  6. Penwegon Subtownship
  7. Aungmyin Subtownship
Taungoo District
  1. Kyaukkyi Township
  2. Oktwin Township
  3. Pyu Township
  4. Tantabin Township
  5. Taungoo Township
  6. Yedashe Township
  1. Kanyutkwin Subtownship
  2. Nyaungbinthar Subtownship
  3. Kywebwe Subtownship
  4. Kaytumadi Subtownship
  5. Swa Subtownship
  6. Thagara Subtownship
  7. Myohla Subtownship
  8. Yaeni Subtownship
  9. Natthangwin Subtownship
  10. Mone Subtownship

Notes:
1 - formerly from Taungoo District

West Bago Region

Name List
Pyay District
  1. Padaung Township
  2. Paukkaung Township (Pauk Kaung)
  3. Paungde Township
  4. Pyay Township
  5. Shwedaung Township
  6. Thegon Township
  1. Innma Subtownship
  2. Padigone Subtownship
  3. Sinmezwe Subtownship
  4. Paungdale Subtownship
  5. Oakshipin Subtownship
Thayarwady District
  1. Gyobingauk Township
  2. Letpadan Township
  3. Minhla Township
  4. Monyo Township
  5. Okpho Township
  6. Tharrawaddy Township
  7. Nattalin Township 1
  8. Zigon Township 1
  1. Thonze Subtownship
  2. Ooethegone Subtownship
  3. Sitkwin Subtownship
  4. Tapun Subtownship

Notes:
1 - formerly from Pyay District

Yangon Region

Name List
East Yangon District

City Townships

  1. Botataung Township
  2. Dagon Seikkan Township
  3. East Dagon Township
  4. North Dagon Township
  5. North Okkalapa Township
  6. Pazundaung Township
  7. South Dagon Township
  8. South Okkalapa Township
  9. Thingangyun Township
  10. Dawbon Township 1
  11. Mingala Taungnyunt Township 1
  12. Tamwe Township 1
  13. Thaketa Township 1
  14. Yankin Township 1
North Yangon District

City Townships

  1. Hlaingthaya Township (split into Hlaingthaya West Township and Hlaingthaya East Township in 2020)
  2. Insein Township 2
  3. Mingaladon Township 2
  4. Shwepyitha Township

Rural Townships

  1. Hlegu Township 2
  2. Hmawbi Township 2
  3. Htantabin Township
  4. Taikkyi Township

South Yangon District
West Yangon District
(Downtown)

City Townships

  1. Ahlone Township
  2. Bahan Township
  3. Dagon Township
  4. Kyauktada Township
  5. Kyimyindaing Township
  6. Lanmadaw Township
  7. Latha Township
  8. Pabedan Township
  9. Sanchaung Township
  10. Seikkan Township
  11. Hlaing Township 2
  12. Kamayut Township 2
  13. Mayangon Township 2

Notes

1 - part of South Yangon City


2 - part of North Yangon City

North Myanmar

Kachin State

Name List
Bhamo District
  1. Bhamo Township
  2. Mansi Township
  3. Momauk Township
  4. Shwegu Township
  1. Dotphoneyan Subtownship
  2. Lwegel Subtownship
  3. Myohla Subtownship

Mohnyin District
  1. Hpakant Township
  2. Mogaung Township
  3. Mohnyin Township
  1. Hopin Subtownship
  2. Kamine Subtownship

Myitkyina District
  1. Chipwi Township
  2. Hsawlaw Township
  3. Injangyang Township
  4. Myitkyina Township
  5. Tanai Township
  6. Waingmaw Township
  1. Hsadone Subtownship
  2. Hsinbo Subtownship
  3. Kanpaikti Subtownship
  4. Panwa Subtownship
  5. Shinbwayyan Subtownship

Putao District

Sagaing Region

Name List
Hkamti District
  1. Hkamti Township
  2. Homalin Township
  3. Lahe Township 1
  4. Leshi Township (Lay Shi) 1
  5. Nanyun Township 1
  1. Donhee Subtownship
  2. Htanparkway Subtownship
  3. Mobaingluk Subtownship
  4. Pansaung Subtownship
  5. Sonemara Subtownship

Kanbalu District
  1. Kanbalu Township
  2. Kyunhla Township
  3. Taze Township
  4. Ye-U Township
Kale District
  1. Kale Township (Kalemyo)
  2. Kalewa Township
  3. Mingin Township
Katha District
  1. Banmauk Township
  2. Indaw Township
  3. Katha Township
  4. Tigyaing Township
Kawlin District
  1. Kawlin Township
  2. Pinlebu Township
  3. Wuntho Township
Mawlaik District
  1. Mawlaik Township
  2. Paungbyin Township
Monywa District
  1. Ayadaw Township
  2. Budalin Township
  3. Chaung-U Township
  4. Monywa Township
Sagaing District
  1. Myaung Township
  2. Myinmu Township
  3. Sagaing Township
Shwebo District
Tamu District
  1. Tamu Township
  1. Khampat Subtownship
  2. Myothit Subtownship

Yinmabin District
  1. Kani Township
  2. Pale Township
  3. Salingyi Township
  4. Yinmabin Township

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

South Myanmar

Kayin State

Name List
Hpa-an District
  1. Hlaignbwe Township
  2. Hpa-an Township
  3. Thandaunggyi Township
  1. Bawgali Subtownship
  2. Leiktho Subtownship
  3. Paingkyon Subtownship
  4. Shan Ywathit Subtownship

Hpapun District
  1. Hpapun Township
  1. Kamamaung Subtownship

Kawkareik District
  1. Kawkareik Township
  2. Kyain Seikgyi Township
  1. Kyaidon Subtownship
  2. Payarthonezu Subtownship

Myawaddy District
  1. Myawaddy Township
  1. Sugali Subtownship
  2. Wawlaymyaing Subtownship

Mon State

Name List
Mawlamyine District
  1. Chaungzon Township
  2. Kyaikmaraw Township
  3. Mawlamyine Township
  4. Mudon Township
  5. Thanbyuzayat Township
  6. Ye Township
  1. Kyaikkhami Subtownship
  2. Khawzar Subtownship
  3. Lamine Subtownship

Thaton District
  1. Bilin Township
  2. Kyaikto Township
  3. Paung Township
  4. Thaton Township
  1. Suvannawadi Subtownship
  2. Mottama Subtownship
  3. Zingyeik Subtownship

Tanintharyi Region

Name List
Dawei District
Kawthoung District
  1. Bokpyin Township
  2. Kawthoung Township
  1. Karathuri Subtownship
  2. Khamaukgyi Subtownship
  3. Pyigyimandaing Subtownship

Myeik District

West Myanmar

Chin State

Name List
Falam District
  1. Falam Township
  2. Tiddim Township
  3. Ton Zang Township
  1. Cikha Subtownship
  2. Rikhuadal Subtownship

Hakha District
  1. Hakha Township
  2. Htantlang Township
Mindat District

Rakhine State

Name List
Kyaukpyu District
  1. Ann Township
  2. Kyaukpyu Township
  3. Manaung Township
  4. Ramree Township
Maungdaw District
  1. Buthidaung Township
  2. Maungdaw Township


  1. Taungpyoletwe Subtownship
  2. Myin Hlut Subtownship

Sittwe District
  1. Pauktaw Township
  2. Ponnagyun Township
  3. Rathedaung Township
  4. Sittwe Township
Thandwe District
Mrauk-U District
  1. Kyauktaw Township
  2. Minbya Township
  3. Mrauk-U Township
  4. Myebon Township
  5. Kan Daunt Gyi Subtownship

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.