Monywa District
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Monywa District ({{langx|my|မုံရွာခရိုင်}}) (formerly Lower Chindwin District)
{{cite book |url=http://ebook.lib.hku.hk/CADAL/B31411344/
|title=Burma Gazetteer : Lower Chindwin district, Upper Burma.
|year=1912
|publisher=Office of the Superintendent, Government Printing, Burma
|accessdate=2016-08-12
{{cite web
|url=http://mm.geoview.info/lower_chindwin_district,1312976
|title=Lower Chindwin District
|publisher=geoview.info
|accessdate=2016-08-12
}} is an administrative district in southern Sagaing Division, Burma (Myanmar).[https://web.archive.org/web/20070925055437/http://www.pcgn.org.uk/Burma%20Second%20Order%20Administrative%20Divisions%20-%202003.pdf "Burma: Second-Order Administrative Divisions (Districts)"] The Permanent Committee of Geographic Names (PCGN), United Kingdom, from Internet Archive Its administrative center is the city of Monywa.
Administrative divisions
Monywa District consists of the following townships:
{{legend|#E31A1C|Monywa Township}}
{{legend|#0000FF|Ayadaw Township}}
{{legend|#33a02c|Budalin Township}}
{{legend|#1f78b4|Chaung-U Township}}
Monywa District previously also consisted of the following townships, which became Yinmabin District:
Also, it had a township that has was annexed to Shwebo District- Tabayin Township.
Borders
Monywa District is bordered[http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs6/MIMU001_A3_SD%20&%20Township%20Overview.pdf "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map"] Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU) by:
- Mawlaik District to the north,{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Chindwin, Upper and Lower |volume=6 |page=232}}
- Yinmabin District to the west,
- Sagaing District to the south
Notable residents
- Aung Khin, Burmese painter
Notes
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