Pathein District Explained

Pathein District
Native Name Lang:	my
Settlement Type:	District of Ayeyarwady Division
Pushpin Map:	Burma
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Myanmar
Subdivision Type1:	Division
Subdivision Name1:	Ayeyarwady
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Pathein
Established Title:	Settled
Area Total Sq Mi:	10899.8
Population As Of:	2014
Population Total:	1630716
Population Density Sq Km:	auto
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	6:30
Coordinates:	16.75°N 94.5°W
Postal Code Type:	Postal codes

Pathein District (Burmese: ပုသိမ်ခရိုင်) is a district of Ayeyawady Division, Myanmar. It is located around and includes the urban area of the city of Pathein. The area of the Pathein District is . Its population was 1,630,716 in 2014.^[1]

Townships

The district consists of the following townships:

• Kangyidaunt Township
• Ngapudaw Township
• Pathein Township
• Thabaung Township^[2]

The district contains four subtownships:

• Hainggyikyun Subtownship in Ngapudaw Township
• Ngayokaung Subtownship in Ngapudaw Township
• Ngwesaung Subtownship in Pathein Township
• Shwethaungyan Subtownship spanning Pathein Township and Thabaung Township^[3]

Towns

The district contains 12 towns:

• Pathein
• Kangyidaunt
• Thabaung
• Kyonpyaw
• Yekyi
• Ngathaingchaung
• Kyaunggon
• Ngapudaw
• Ngwesaung
• Chaungtha

It contains 48 wards, 519 village groups and 2963 villages.

Notes and References

1. http://www.geohive.com/cntry/myanmar_ext.aspx Myanmar at GeoHive
2. http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/69newsn.pdf{{dead link|date=July 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Page 10 Column 4
3. The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Ayeyarwady Region . Department of Population . Ministry of Immigration and Population . May 2015 . UNFPA . en.