Townships of Myanmar explained

Townships (Burmese: မြို့နယ်, Mrui.nay; in Burmese pronounced as /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

NameList
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

NameList
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
  1. Ngathayauk Subtownship
Pyinoolwin District
  1. Madaya Township
  2. Mogok Township
  3. Pyinoolwin Township
  4. Singu Township
  5. Thabeikkyin Township
  1. Tagaung Subtownship
Yamethin District
  1. Pyawbwe Township
  2. Yamethin Township

Notes:

Naypyidaw Union Territory

NameList
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

NameList
Bawlakhe District
  1. Bawlakhe Township
  2. Hpasawng Township
  3. Mese Township
  1. Ywathit Subtownship
Loikaw District
  1. Demoso Township
  2. Hpruso Township
  3. Loikaw Township
  4. Shadaw Township

Shan State

East Shan State

NameList
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
  1. Mong Hpayak Township
  2. Mong Yawng Township
  1. Mineyu Subtownship
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

NameList
Kyaukme District
  1. Hsipaw Township
  2. Kyaukme Township
  3. Mantong Township 1
  4. Namhsan Township 1
  5. Namtu Township
  6. Nawnghkio Township
  1. Minelon Subtownship
  2. Minengaw Subtownship
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
  1. Hopang Township 3
  2. Mongmao Township (Minemaw) 3
  3. Pangwaun Township (Panwine) 3
  1. Namtit Subtownship 3
  2. Panlong Subtownship 3
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

NameList
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
  1. Hopong Township 1
  2. Hsi Hseng Township 1
  3. Kalaw Township
  4. Lawksawk Township
  5. Nyaungshwe Township
  6. Pekon Township
  7. Pingdaya Township 2
  8. Pinlaung Township 1
  9. Taunggyi Township
  10. Ywangan Township 2
  1. Indaw Subtownship
  2. Kyauktalongyi Subtownship
  3. Naungtayar Subtownship

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

Lower Myanmar

Ayeyarwady Region

NameList
Hinthada District
  1. Hinthada Township
    1. Lemyethna Township Zalun Township
Kyonpyaw District
  1. Kyaunggon Township
  2. Kyonpyaw Township
  3. Yekyi Township
Labutta District
  1. Labutta Township
  2. Mawlamyinegyun Township
  1. Pyinsalu Subtownship
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
  1. Kangyidaunt Township
  2. Ngapudaw Township
  3. Pathein Township
  4. Thabaung Township
  1. Hainggyikyun Subtownship
  2. Ngayokaung Subtownship
  3. Ngwesaung Subtownship
  4. Shwethaungyan Subtownship
Pyapon District
  1. Bogale Township
  2. Dedaye Township
  3. Kyaiklat Township
  4. Pyapon Township
  1. Ahmar Subtownship

Bago Region

East Bago Region

NameList
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
  9. Intagaw Subtownship
  10. Hpayargyi Subtownship
  11. Pyuntaza Subtownship
  12. Madauk Subtownship
  13. Peinzalot Subtownship
  14. Penwegon Subtownship
  15. Aungmyin Subtownship
Taungoo District
  1. Kyaukkyi Township
  2. Oktwin Township
  3. Pyu Township
  4. Tantabin Township
  5. Taungoo Township
  6. Yedashe Township
  7. Kanyutkwin Subtownship
  8. Nyaungbinthar Subtownship
  9. Kywebwe Subtownship
  10. Kaytumadi Subtownship
  11. Swa Subtownship
  12. Thagara Subtownship
  13. Myohla Subtownship
  14. Yaeni Subtownship
  15. Natthangwin Subtownship
  16. Mone Subtownship

Notes:
1 - formerly from Taungoo District

West Bago Region

NameList
Pyay District
  1. Padaung Township
  2. Paukkaung Township (Pauk Kaung)
  3. Paungde Township
  4. Pyay Township
  5. Shwedaung Township
  6. Thegon Township
  7. Innma Subtownship
  8. Padigone Subtownship
  9. Sinmezwe Subtownship
  10. Paungdale Subtownship
  11. 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
  9. Thonze Subtownship
  10. Ooethegone Subtownship
  11. Sitkwin Subtownship
  12. Tapun Subtownship

Notes:
1 - formerly from Pyay District

Yangon Region

NameList
East Yangon DistrictCity 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 DistrictCity 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 DistrictCity Townships
  1. Dala Township
  2. Seikkyi Kanaungto Township

Rural Townships

  1. Cocokyun Township
  2. Kawhmu Township
  3. Kayan Township
  4. Kungyangon Township
  5. Kyauktan Township
  6. Thanlyin Township
  7. Thongwa Township
  8. Twante Township
  1. Tada Subtownship
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

NameList
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
  1. Kawnglanghpu Township
  2. Machanbaw Township
  3. Nogmung Township
  4. Putao Township
  5. Sumprabum Township
  1. Pannandin Subtownship

Sagaing Region

NameList
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
  1. Khin-U Township
  2. Shwebo Township
  3. Wetlet Township
  4. Tabayin Township 2
  1. Kyaukmyaung Subtownship
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

NameList
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

NameList
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
  5. Suvannawadi Subtownship
  6. Mottama Subtownship
  7. Zingyeik Subtownship

Tanintharyi Region

NameList
Dawei District
  1. Dawei Township
  2. Launglon Township
  3. Thayetchaung Township
  4. Yebyu Township
  1. Kaleinaung Subtownship
  2. Myitta Subtownship
Myeik District
  1. Kyunsu Township
  2. Myeik Township
  3. Palaw Township
  4. Tanintharyi Township
  1. Palauk Subtownship
Bokpyin District
  1. Bokpyin Township
  1. Karathuri Subtownship
  2. Pyigyimandaing Subtownship
Kawthoung District
  1. Kawthoung Township
  1. Khamaukgyi Subtownship

West Myanmar

Chin State

NameList
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
  1. Kanpetlet Township
  2. Matupi Township
  3. Mindat Township
  4. Paletwa Township
  1. Reazu Subtownship
  2. Sami Subtownship

Rakhine State

NameList
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
  1. Gaw Township
  2. Thandwe Township
  3. Toungup Township
  4. Kyeintali Subtownship
  5. Maei Subtownship
Mrauk-U District
  1. Kyauktaw Township
  2. Minbya Township
  3. Mrauk-U Township
  4. Myebon Township
  5. Kan Daunt Gyi Subtownship

Notes and References

  1. http://www.themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/Country_Map_Tsp_MIMU546v08_State_Region_Township_Details_03Dec2015_A1.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"
  2. UNDP. June 2015. Mapping the State of Local Governance in Myanmar: Background and Methodology. United Nations.
  3. Web site: ညောင်ဦးခရိုင်. Mandalay Region Government Office. 18 March 2016.

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