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The following is a list of cities and largest towns in Myanmar with populations above 5,000, according to UNFPA Myanmar. [1] The capitals of states and regions in Myanmar are bolded. In Myanmar, the definition of a city is ambiguous with the Burmese term မြို့ ('myo') being translated as any urban area.
Townships of Myanmar. Townships (Burmese: မြို့နယ်, Mrui.nay; IPA:) 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]
Districts of Myanmar The district's role is more supervisory as the townships are the basic administrative unit of local governance. A district is led by a district administrator, a civil servant appointed through the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA) .
Township capitals of Myanmar (6 C, 258 P) A. Amarapura Township (5 P) Ann Township (12 P) B. Banmauk Township (141 P) H. Hkamti Township (1 C, 10 P) Homalin Township ...
Most cities in Myanmar are contained within one township like Pathein. In some cases, the rural portions of the township may be administered semi-independently as sub-townships. [9] In larger cities, like Mandalay, the municipality may be functionally administered at a district level with townships acting de facto as subdivisions of a city. [10]
Main cities and towns can be viewed in Category:Township capitals of Myanmar For more information, see Myanmar . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Populated places in Myanmar .
List of capitals of Myanmar; List of cities and largest towns in Myanmar This page was last edited on 30 July 2019, at 00:28 (UTC). Text is ...
Many cities and towns in Myanmar were renamed in 1989 by the State Law and Order Restoration Council following a seizure of power by Saw Maung.Some places were renamed to their traditional, pre-colonial names, others were simply a bid to make their spellings better reflect their true Burmese pronunciation.