Taunggyi District
Taunggyi District
တောင်ကြီးခရိုင် | |
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Ayetharyar, Taunggyi District | |
Taunggyi District in Shan State | |
| Coordinates: 20°40′N 97°00′E / 20.667°N 97.000°E | |
| Country | Myanmar |
| State | Shan State |
| Capital | Taunggyi |
| Elevation | 1,404 m (4,606 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Taunggyi District (Burmese: တောင်ကြီးခရိုင်) is a district in South Shan State in eastern Myanmar. The principal town and administrative center is Taunggyi. The district has 2 townships.
Administrative divisions
The District is made up of two townships - Taunggyi Township and Lawksawk Township.[2]
In 2022, the District was split to form the new Kalaw District. Three townships - Kalaw Township, Nyaungshwe Township and Pekon Township - were split off from Taunggyi District, leaving the district with only two townships.[3] In 2008, the country's new constitution defined two self-administered zones (SAZs), taking 7 townships out of the district to form the Danu Self-Administered Zone and the Pa-O Self Administered Zone.[4]
Prior to 2008, the district contained the following townships:
- Kalaw Township (now part of the Kalaw District)
- Lawksawk Township
- Nyaungshwe Township (now part of the Kalaw District)
- Pekon Township (now part of the Kalaw District)
- Taunggyi Township
- Pindaya Township (now part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
- Ywangan Township (now part of the Danu Self-Administered Zone)
- Hopong Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
- Hsi Hseng Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
- Pinlaung Township (now part of the Pa'O Self-Administered Zone)
References
- ^ GoogleEarth
- ^ "Expansion of new districts: New districts expanded in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". Myanmar International Television. 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Expansion of new districts in Nay Pyi Taw, regions and states". 2 May 2022.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar (2008)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2018.