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

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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:

Notable residents

Notes

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Category:Districts of Myanmar

Category:Sagaing Region

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