Mawlaik District

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

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

Townships

Townships of Mawlaik district

  Mawlaik

  Paungbyin

Mawlaik district consists of 2 townships.

• Mawlaik Township
• Paungbyin Township

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" Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Committee, Yangoon
2. "Lt-Gen Ye Myint inspects transport facilities, physic nut nurseries in Mawlaik, Kalay Districts" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine The New Light of Myanmar 7 May 2006
3. "Myanmar States/Divisions & Townships Overview Map" Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Myanmar Information Management Unit (MIMU)

External links

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