Taunggyi District

Taunggyi District
District
Taunggyi District Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°40′N 97°00′E / 20.667°N 97.000°E / 20.667; 97.000Coordinates: 20°40′N 97°00′E / 20.667°N 97.000°E / 20.667; 97.000
Country	Burma
State	Shan State
Elevation^[1]	1,404 m (4,606 ft)
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Taunggyi District (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district of Shan State in Burma. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. This district has 12 towns and 3001 villages.

Popular tourist sites, Inle Lake and Inlay Lake Wetland Sanctuary lies in this district.^[2]^[3]

Administrative divisions

The district contains the following townships:

Kalaw Township
Lawksawk Township
Nyaungshwe Township
Pekon Township
Taunggyi Township
Pindaya Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
Ywangan Township (part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
Hopong Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
Hsi Hseng Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
Pinlaung Township (part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)

References

↑ GoogleEarth
↑ by Zaw Win Than (17 March 2014). "Inle Lake "not ready" for tourism boom". www.mmtimes.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
↑ "Inlay Lake (wetland) Sanctuary". http://www.exploremyanmar.com. Retrieved 12 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)

Shan State

Capital: Taunggyi

East Shan State

Kengtung District	Kengtung Township Mong Khet Township Mong La Township Mong Yang Township Mine Pauk Subtownship Minelar Subtownship

Mong Hpayak District	Mong Hpayak Township Mong Yawng Township Mineyu Subtownship

Mong Hsat District	Mong Hsat Township Mong Ping Township Mong Tong Township Minekoke Subtownship Monehta Subtownship Ponparkyin Subtownship Tontar Subtownship

Tachileik District	Tachileik Township Kyaing Lap Subtownship (Kenglap) Talay Subtownship

North Shan State

Kunlong District	Kunlong Township

Kyaukme District	Hsipaw Township Kyaukme Township Namtu Township Nawnghkio Township Minelon Subtownship Minengaw Subtownship

Lashio District	Hseni Township Lashio Township Mongyai Township Tangyan Township

Laukkaing District	see Kokang Self-Administered Zone

Mu Se District	Kutkai Township Mu Se Township Nanhkan Township Manhero Subtownship Monekoe Subtownship Pansai Subtownship (Kyu-kok) Tamoenye Subtownship

Hopang District	see Wa Self-Administered Division

Matman District	see Wa Self-Administered Division

Mongmit District	Mabein Township Mongmit Township

Kokang Self-Administered Zone	Laukkaing Township Konkyan Township Chinshwehaw Subtownship Mawhtike Subtownship

Pa Laung Self-Administered Zone	Mantong Township Namhsan Township

Wa Self-Administered Division	Hopang Township Mongmaw Township (Minemaw) Pangwaun Township (Panwine) Namtit Subtownship Panlong Subtownship Matman Township (Metman) Namphan Township (Naphang) Pangsang Township (Pan San) Man Kan Subtownship

South Shan State

Langkho District	Langhko Township Mawkmai Township Mong Nai Township Mong Pan Township Homane Subtownship Kengtaung Subtownship

Loilen District	Kunhing Township Kyethi Township Lai-Hka Township Loilen Township Mong Hsu Township Mong Kung Township Nansang Township Karli Subtownship Kholan Subtownship Minenaung Subtownship Minesan Subtownship Panglong Subtownship

Taunggyi District	Kalaw Township Lawksawk Township Nyaungshwe Township Pekon Township Taunggyi Township Indaw Subtownship Kyauktalongyi Subtownship Naungtayar Subtownship

Danu Self-Administered Zone	Pindaya Township Ywangan Township

Pa-O Self-Administered Zone	Hopong Township Hsi Hseng Township Pinlaung Township

Main cities and towns

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