Myaungmya District

Myaungmya District (Burmese: မြောင်းမြခရိုင်) is a district of the Ayeyarwady Division in south western Myanmar. It consists of 5 cities. They are Myaungmya.

Myaungmya district was formed in 1893 out of a portion of Bassein district, and reconstituted until 1903. It has an area of 2,663 square miles (6,900 km²) and a population of 280,000 and density of 104 inhabitants to the square mile. The district is a deltaic tract, bordering south on the sea and traversed by many tidal creeks. Rice cultivation and fishing occupy practically all the inhabitants of the district.

The district contains three townships: Myaungmya Township, Einme Township, and Wakema Township, ((Moulmeingyun Township)). In the Townships, there are 50 wards, 489 village groups and 2557 villages.

Coordinates: 16°30′N 95°00′E / 16.500°N 95.000°E / 16.500; 95.000

Ayeyarwady Region

Capital: Pathein

Hinthada District	Hinthada Township Lemyethna Township Zalun Township Ithapyu Township

Labutta District	Labutta Township Mawlamyinegyun Township Kyonmanage Township Pyinsalu Township

Ma-ubin District	Danubyu Township Ma-ubin Township Nyaungdon Township Pantanaw Township

Myaungmya District	Einme Township Myaungmya Township Wakema Township Shwelaung Township

Pathein District	Kangyidaunk Township Ngapudaw Township Pathein Township Thabaung Township Chaungtha Township Hainggyi Township Ngayokekaung Township Ngwesaung Township

Pyapon District	Bogale Township Dedaye Township Kyaiklat Township Pyapon Township Ahmar Township

Kyonpyaw District	Kyaunggon Township Kyonpyaw Township Yekyi Township Ahtaung Township Ngathinechaung Township

Myanaung District	Ingapu Township Kyangin Township Myanaung Township Kanaung Township

Main cities and towns	Pathein Ahmar Ahtaung Bogale Chaungtha Danubyu Dedaye Einme Haigyi Island Hinthada Ingapu Ithapyu Kanaung Kangyidaut Kyaiklat Kyangin Kyaunggon Kyonmanage Kyonpyaw Labutta Lemyethna Maubin Mawlamyinegyun Myan Aung Myaungmya Ngapudaw Ngathaingchaung Ngayokekaung Ngwesaung Nyaungdon Pantanaw Pyapon Pyinsalu Shwelaung Thabaung Wakema Yekyi Zalun

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