Taunggyi District Explained

Taunggyi District
Settlement Type:	District
Pushpin Map:	Burma
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Burma
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Burma
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Shan State
Timezone:	MST
Utc Offset:	+6.30
Coordinates:	20.6667°N 97°W
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	1404

Taunggyi District (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.

Popular tourist sites, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary lies in this district.^{[2] [3]}

Administrative divisions

The district contains the following townships:

• Kalaw Township
• Lawksawk Township
• Nyaungshwe Township
• Pekon Township
• Taunggyi Township
• Pindaya Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
• Ywangan Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
• Hopong Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
• Hsi Hseng Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
• Pinlaung Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)

Notes and References

1. [GoogleEarth]
2. Web site: by Zaw Win Than (17 March 2014). Inle Lake 'not ready' for tourism boom. mmtimes.com. 12 July 2014.
3. Web site: Inlay Lake (wetland) Sanctuary. exploremyanmar.com. 12 July 2014.