Pyinsalu Subtownship

{{Short description|Subtownship in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar}}

{{Infobox settlement

|native_name = {{lang|my|ပြင်စလူမြို့နယ်ခွဲ}}

|official_name = Pyinsalu Subtownship

|settlement_type = Subtownship

|image_skyline = ISS022-E-25040 - View of Myanmar.jpg

|image_caption = View of western Pyinsalu subtownship from the International Space Station

|image_map = Pyinsalu subtsp in Labutta district.svg

|map_caption = Location in Labutta district

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Myanmar}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Ayeyarwady Region}}

|subdivision_type2 = District

|subdivision_name2 = Labutta District

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Labutta Township

|subdivision_type4 = Capital

|subdivision_name4 = Pyinsalu

|unit_pref = Imperial

|area_total_km2 = 996.6

|population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.dop.gov.mm/sites/dop.gov.mm/files/publication_docs/pyinsalu_st.pdf |title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Pyinsalu Township Report |date=May 2017|website=Department of Population |publisher=Ministry of Labour |language=en}}

|population = 85289

|population_as_of = 2014

|population_density_sq_mi = auto

|coordinates = {{coord|15.93|N|94.88|E|region:MM|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m =

|timezone = MMT

|utc_offset = +6:30

|website =

}}

Pyinsalu Subtownship ({{langx|my|ပြင်စလူမြို့နယ်ခွဲ}}) is a subtownship of Labutta Township in Labutta District, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The namesake of the subtownship is Pyinsalu, a small town of 2,484 people. The subtownship is coastal, bordering the Andaman Sea to its south. To its north, it borders the remainder of Labutta Township and, to its east, it borders Bogale Township and the mouth of the Irrawaddy River.{{cite report |author=General Administration Department |date=March 2023 |title=Laputta Myone Daethasaingyarachatlatmya|script-title=my:လပွတ္တာမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ|trans-title=Labutta Township Regional Information |url=https://gad.gov.mm/images/localfacts/1716956553%E1%80%9C%E1%80%95%E1%80%BD%E1%80%90%E1%80%B9%E1%80%90%E1%80%AC.pdf |access-date=25 May 2025}} The subtownship consists of 12 village tracts and one town, which is split into 3 urban wards.

The subtownship was severely affected by the 2008 Cyclone Nargis. Emergency response teams traveled by boat to reach the stranded communities on the patchwork of islands and rivers that make up the subtownship.{{cite news |title=ADRA is first to deliver aid to Myanmar's isolated Pyinsalu Islands |date=20 May 2008 |work=Adventist Development and Relief Agency |publisher=Relief Web |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/adra-first-deliver-aid-myanmars-isolated-pyinsalu-islands |language=en}}

The subtownship also contains two protected coastal mangrove forests- the Pyan Alan and the Kyarkan Twinpauk forest reserves. These areas protect magrove species from the Rhizophora, Sonneratia and Avicennia genuses.