Mawlaik District

Mawlaik District
District
Mawlaik District Location in Burma
Coordinates: 23°48′N 94°39′E / 23.800°N 94.650°E / 23.800; 94.650Coordinates: 23°48′N 94°39′E / 23.800°N 94.650°E / 23.800; 94.650
Country	Burma
Region	Sagaing Region
No. of Townships	2
Capital	Mawlaik
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Mawlaik District (formerly Upper Chindwin District) is a district in central Sagaing Division of Burma (Myanmar). Its administrative center is the town of Mawlaik.

Characteristics

The district consists of just two townships, Mawlaik and Paungbyin. In addition to Mawlaik, the major towns are Kindat (Kintat), Kaunggwe, Khawe, Inntaw, Lawtha, Ontha (Ohnthar), Pantha, Paungbyin (Phaung Pyin or Phonpin), Sittaung, Tatkon, and Yuwa. Major transportation is along the Chindwin River. In 2006 the Mawlaik-Kalewa Road was completed.^[1][2]

Borders

Mawlaik District is bordered^[3] by:

• Hkamti District to the north,
• Tamu District to the west,
• Kale (Kalemyo) District to the south, and
• Shwebo District and Katha District to the east.

Notes

1. ↑ "Information Sheet May 6, 2006" Myanmar Information Committee, Yangoon
2. ↑ "Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects transport facilities, physic nut nurseries in Mawlaik, Kalay Districts" The New Light of Myanmar 7 May 2006
3. ↑ "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

External links

• "Mawlaik District, Burma" SatelliteViews.net
•  "Chindwin, Upper and Lower". Encyclopædia Britannica. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 232. 

Sagaing Region
Capital: Sagaing
Hkamti District	Hkamti Township (Singkaling Hkamti) Homalin Township (Homalin)
Kale District	Kale Township (Kale) Kalewa Township (Kalewa) Mingin Township (Mingin)
Katha District	Banmauk Township (Banmauk) Indaw Township (Indaw) Katha Township (Katha) Kawlin Township (Kawlin) Pinlebu Township (Pinlebu) Htigyaing Township (Htigyaing) Wuntho Township (Wuntho)
Mawlaik District	Mawlaik Township (Mawlaik) Paungbyin Township (Paungbyin)
Monywa District	Ayadaw Township (Ayadaw) Budalin Township (Budalin) Chaung-U Township (Chaung-U) Monywa Township (Monywa)
Sagaing District	Myaung Township (Myaung) Myinmu Township (Myinmu) Sagaing Township (Sagaing)
Shwebo District	Kanbalu Township (Kanbalu) Khin-U Township (Khin-U) Kyunhla Township (Kyunhla) Shwebo Township (Shwebo) Taze Township (Taze) Wetlet Township (Wetlet) Ye-U Township (Ye-U) Tabayin Township (Tabayin)
Tamu District	Tamu Township (Tamu)
Yinmabin District	Kani Township (Kani) Pale Township (Pale) Salingyi Township (Salingyi) Yinmabin Township (Yinmabin)
Naga Self-Administered Zone	Lahe Township (Lahe) Leshi Township (Leshi) Nanyun Township (Nanyun)