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

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

Notes:

* Formerly a part of Myingyan District.

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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

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

East Shan State

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Kengtung District
Mong Hpayak District
Mong Hsat District
Tachileik District

North Shan State

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Kyaukme District
Lashio District
  1. Hsenwi Township
  2. Kunlong Township
  3. Lashio Township
  4. Mongyai Township
  5. Tangyan Township
Laukkaing District
Mu Se District
Hopang District
Matman District
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

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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 Myanmar

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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

East Bago Region

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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

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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

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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
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

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Bhamo District
Mohnyin District
Myitkyina District
Putao District
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Hkamti District
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
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

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Hpa-an District
Hpapun District
Kawkareik District
Myawaddy District
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Mawlamyine District
Thaton District
  1. Bilin Township
  2. Kyaikto Township
  3. Paung Township
  4. Thaton Township
  1. Suvannawadi Subtownship
  2. Mottama Subtownship
  3. Zingyeik Subtownship
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Dawei District
Myeik District
Bokpyin District
Kawthoung District

West Myanmar

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Falam District
Hakha District
  1. Hakha Township
  2. Htantlang Township
Mindat District
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Kyaukpyu District
  1. Ann Township
  2. Kyaukpyu Township
  3. Manaung Township
  4. Ramree Township
Maungdaw District
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

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  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.