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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]
Contents
- Central Myanmar
- Magway Region
- Mandalay Region
- Naypyidaw Union Territory
- East Myanmar
- Kayah State
- Shan State
- Lower Myanmar
- Ayeyarwady Region
- Bago Region
- Yangon Region
- North Myanmar
- Kachin State
- Sagaing Region
- South Myanmar
- Kayin State
- Mon State
- Tanintharyi Region
- West Myanmar
- Chin State
- Rakhine State
- References
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: