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

Pathein District	Pathein Township Kangyidaunk Township Thabaung Township Ngapudaw Township Haigyi Island Township Ngwesaung Townships Chaungtha Township Ngayokekaung Township

Hinthada District	Hinthada Township Zalun Township Laymyethna Township Ithapyu Township

Myaungmya District	Myaungmya Township Einme Township Wakema Township Shwelaung Township

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

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

Labutta District	Labutta Township Mawlamyinegyun Township Pyinsalu Township Kyonmanage Township

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

Myanaung District	Myanaung Township Kyangin Township Ingapu Township Kanaung Township

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

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