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Pyin Oo Lwin District

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Country
  
Burma

No. of Townships
  
5

Capital
  
Pyin Oo Lwin

Region
  
Mandalay Region

Time zone
  
MST (UTC+6.30)

Pyin Oo Lwin District

Pyin Oo Lwin District (Burmese: ပြင်‌ဦးလွင်‌ခရိုင်; MLCTS: ) is a district of the Mandalay Region in central Burma. It lies northeast of Mandalay, with the Myitnge River as its southern boundary. To the east it is bordered by Shan State and in part by the Chaung Magyi (Chaung means stream). It goes north as far as the town of Dakaung where it adjoins Htigyaing Township, Katha District in Sagaing Region. Its western boundary, is for the most part the Irrawaddy, but a very small portion of Thabeikkyin Township is west of the Irrawaddy, near the town of Baw in Sagaing Region. To the southwest it borders Mandalay District.

Townships

The district contains the following townships:

  • Pyinoolwin Township (Maymyo Township)
  • Madaya Township (Matayar Township)
  • Singu Township (Sint Ku Township)
  • Thabeikkyin Township (Tha Pate Kyin Township)
  • Mogok Township (Mogote Township)
  • References

    Pyin Oo Lwin District Wikipedia